I've got to do an infographic on that system soon. It's uttelry fantastic.
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Originally Posted by joemac
Any of the vehicles switching over to 48V electrical systems between 2018 and 2022 will be doing so in part to better enable idle-stop systems. This is showing up in expensive vehicles first (Mercedes), but once economies of scale kick in with additional offerings among EU market vehicles, we should start to see more 48V systems on vehicles in the U.S. It's a no-brainer for luxury cars - their 12V electrical systems are already overtaxed with the content that is going into higher end vehicles these days.
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The way some of these cars drain their batteries when parked is unacceptable. That change can't come soon enough.