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Kia has announced that it will join an expanding line of automakers, including Audi, Ram, Volvo and others, adding ultra-mild 48-volt hybrid systems to their engines. The system works like other systems in that it has a combination starter and generator connected to the engine crank via a belt. It allows the engine to be […]
FRANKFURT, Germany — Carmakers squeezed between carbon emissions cuts and falling sales of fuel-efficient diesels have used the Frankfurt auto show to spotlight a future generation of electric cars that will largely come too late to help them out of their bind. But elsewhere at the show, suppliers like Valeo and Delphi are lifting the […]
– Despite the advancements in lithium-ion chemistry that makes these battery cells smaller, lighter, and more power-dense, the lead-acid box that occasionally strands you before a job interview is not leaving your car. Not even in the 2018 Audi A8, which features a 48-volt electrical system. – – Similar to the systems found in the […]
Audi has shown a number of interesting uses for 48-volt electrical systems. The most exciting of these involve improving performance, such as with an electric supercharger. The company’s latest idea is a bit more mundane, but still intriguing. It involves the use of a 48-volt electrical system and a belt-driven combination alternator and starter that […]
