Many cars will soon have 48-volt electrical systems. They'll power stop-start motors, hybrid motors, and turbochargers, allowing for smaller engines with better fuel economy and performance. They'll ...

Tesla wants to apply the 48-volt electrical architecture it debuted in the Cybertruck to vehicles from other brands. In a recent blog post, the automaker explained that it will implement what it calls ...

Alternators like this one will probably disappear from the front of engines, replaced by a starter generator built into the transmission. Photo: Jim Park Within a decade’s time we will probably have ...

Ford's $5 billion "bet" on its next generation of all-electric vehicles will feature a budding technology that Tesla commercialized in the U.S. with its Cybertruck. Ford said the system, known as ...

Ford’s upcoming midsize electric pickup truck will adopt a 48-volt electrical system and simplified wiring architecture that closely mirrors the approach Tesla pioneered in the Cybertruck. The ...

Genesis is testing a more efficient way to power heated windshields—metal-coated glass—by drawing from a vehicle's 48-volt electrical system. As described by Genesis, current is passed through a ...

You have to think quite hard to come up with a vehicle that is more polarizing than the Tesla Cybertruck. After all, it's got a face that only a mother could love, a boring stainless-steel body, and a ...