Many readers will have at some time or another built their own lithium-ion battery packs, whether they are using tiny cells or the huge ones found in automotive packs. A popular choice it to salvage ...

Whether car buyers are ready or not, many future cars will boast some sort of electrification. The numerous announcements from automakers declare their brands will begin electrifying all vehicles post ...

With each passing year, new cars get more complicated and high-tech. The new higher power requirements associated with these advancements—along with ever-stricter emissions regulations—are why 48-volt ...

To meet stricter fuel-economy standards, carmakers will have to rely more on all varieties of electrification in the coming years. That means more battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell cars, but ...

Delphi Automotive has commitments from two automakers to use a new 48-volt battery system on vehicles that will go into production in late 2017, the London-based supplier said. The company didn't name ...

Many cars will soon have 48-volt electrical systems. They'll power stop-start motors, hybrid motors, and turbochargers, allowing for smaller engines with better fuel economy and performance. They'll ...

Mild hybrids might not bring a whole load of electrification to the table, but the benefits are still quite apparent. Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car ...

Engineers have consistently predicted that cars would shift from 12-volt electrical systems to 48-volt systems for two decades. But cost and inertia have kept 12-volt electrics in place, with the ...

As power demand rises in modern cars from all the ancillary features they are being fitted with, automakers are responding by installing more powerful 48-volt electrical systems to complement the ...

Tesla seems serious about changing the automotive industry forever, not least by offering its latest technologies for free. In the latest move, Tesla sent the documentation of the Cybertruck's 48-volt ...

Corrosion will be a problem with 48-volt electrical systems. While voltage increases by a factor of four, corrosion could increase by a factor of 10. In a 48-volt electrical system, the alternator ...

Brunswick siblings ­Mercury Marine and Navico Group have teamed up to create the next version of the ­Fathom ­e-power system supercharged by a new outboard motor alternator. Fathom—a ­lithium-­ion ...