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Vehicle electrification does not always have to mean range anxiety and expensive charging systems. As Eaton reminded Commercial Carrier Journal this week, mild hybridization through a 48-volt system ...

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 ...

Tesla’s pickup ditched the 12-volt battery to much fanfare, but there’s reason to be skeptical. The automotive industry latched on to 12-volt electrical systems in the Fifties and hasn't changed since ...

Mild hybridization in long-haul trucks is gaining momentum for fuel savings and emissions reductions. The 48-volt system works in tandem with a truck’s existing 12-volt architecture and includes an ...

Victron Energy, a leading Dutch power solutions provider, launches its new battery balancer. Not all batteries are created equal, and when multiple batteries are combined to create one large battery ...

GALESBURG, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Power management company Eaton today announced its Vehicle Group has developed a series of 48-volt technologies to assist its global on- and off-highway commercial ...

This story appears in the June 13 print edition of Equipment & Maintenance Update, a supplement to Transport Topics. Industry exhibitions of trucking technology would not be the same without trucks ...

While battery-electric vehicles are getting attention as carmakers and nations announce plans for a combustion-free future, combustion-powered vehicles with an electric assist will represent the ...

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 ...