Why 48 volts looks like the right number

Decades ago, the added value of increasing automotive electrical systems’ voltage from 12V to a nominal 42V was decided on reflection to be too slight to merit the disruption involved. Now, though, Euro 6 and further noxious emissions limits will pose increasingly tough conditions on internal combustion (and particularly the Subscribe to Automotive World to … Continued

• By Martin Kahl
• October 16, 2013