In most cases, a mild hybrid car has a 48-volt battery that is supplementary to the car’s standard 12-volt battery. There are several benefits, including smoother engine restarts in traffic, improved ...

Most 48V mild hybrid cars still use 12V components outside of the motor/generator system. The high voltage (HV) battery is used to recharge the lead-acid starter battery via a DC converter rather ...

It’s because some aspects of car design are so entrenched, changing every bought-in component gets unreasonably expensive. Most 48V mild hybrid cars still use 12V components outside of the ...

A 261-hp version of this engine is also available, and each utilizes a 12-volt mild-hybrid system to boost fuel economy. Want a little more get-up-and-go? The spicier S4 sedan is motivated by a ...

Most cars use a 12-volt system to power their electrical components ... electric system in two prototype vehicles – modified mild-hybrid versions of the A6 TDI and the RS 5 TDI – in order ...

As with its A5 siblings, the A5 Sportback runs with a 2.0L turbocharged four that, with assistance from a 12-volt mild hybrid system, makes a healthy 261 horsepower and 273 lb-ft of torque.

It's powered by a mild-hybrid system with a 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine with integrated starter generator for improved fuel efficiency and responsiveness. The 12-volt mild hybrid setup ...

You may have seen the TV ads – the Nissan Qashqai has been electrified. In the first instance, that means the old 1.3-litre petrol engine has been updated with a 12v mild-hybrid system. In plain ...

Young Driver, a leading UK provider of driving lessons to under-17s, has agreed a £2m deal to add 170 Suzuki Swifts to its ...

Toyota Glanza is offered with a 1.2-litre Dualjet petrol paired with a 12-volt mild-hybrid system. With the mild-hybrid, the engine offers better power output and fuel efficiency. For instance ...

Government approval documents confirm the Fronx will be exclusively offered with a 76kW/137Nm 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine matched to a 12-volt mild-hybrid system with ...