It’s one of very few vehicles on the road to eschew 12 volt electrics for not 24 volt, but 48 volt. This has been ... brewing for decades now. A typical car has plenty of motorized gadgets ...

That also allows us to make the heat sinks smaller or in many cases remove [them] completely, benefiting the car in terms of mass and weight.” So far, the application of 48-volt technology has been ...

Popular YouTube car reviewer ... battery, 36-volt powerplant is due for replacement, the top is faded, and there's the sticky ...

That’s why Texas Instruments is focusing on the market for components for 48-volt electrical systems ... are straining the limits of their 12-volt electrical architecture. “When you have a ...

But before both of those brands rolled into our collective consciousness, there was the Tucker Corporation and its cutting-edge Tucker 48 sedan. The brainchild of Michigander Preston Tucker, the ...

Putting full hybrids into a car in that segment is going to kill you. We need to find other solutions, and that’s why I think we need to embrace 48 volt systems in a more realistic way.” ...

Versus the competition: The X5 M60i knows nothing of subtlety, with a racy V-8 engine, dance club interior lighting ... plus a more chiseled exterior and new 48-volt mild-hybrid powertrains ...

Everything not specific to the new car — from the generator’s gasoline engine to the power window switches — came from GM’s extensive catalog. These hacks allowed Volt to reach showrooms ...

It takes 4.5 hours to recharge the car using a 240-volt connection. We got 38 mpg in gas mode. This new 1.5-liter engine acts as a generator, which eliminates the range anxiety common to electric ...

When fishermen on the Pecatonica River in Northern Illinois likely had no idea that their sonar discovery of a vehicle under the water would lead to a breakthrough in a nearly 50-year-old missing ...

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Here's what they all look like. General Motors has been happy to promote the 2016 Chevy Volt in the shiny blue color. On the company's website for the car, though, we can find all seven exterior ...