Chapter 1: Benefits

• The change over from 12-volt to 36-volt batteries – more to it than meets the eye?
• Straight to 42 volt – or a hybrid? – manufacturers begin to decide on deployment options
• The first 42-volt cars – still at the show stage, but with production models around the corner
• Automatic stop and start processes – a key element in improved fuel efficiency
• Engine developments – using 42 volts as a means of improving vehicle efficiency
• Brake-by-wire and active suspension – how 42 volts can open potential for applications
• Battery design – looking to the portable devices industry for inspiration
• The truck industry – 42 volts offers the opportunity to catch up with car technology
• Hybrid vehicles – how 42 volts can open up new design opportunities
• Electronic components – a major market begins to respond to new challenges from 42 volt
• Retro-fit accessories – how ready is the industry to deal with new voltage requirements?

• Electro-magnetic compliance – what impact will higher voltages have on interference levels?
• Parts sourcing – an imperative to ensure component suppliers are able to meet new demands
• Independent service garages – facing their own spares supply chain issues
• Technician training – the need to cater for skills shortage cannot be overstressed

• Aisin
• Robert Bosch
• Continental
• Delphi
• Denso
• Du Pont
• Exide
• Fairchild
• Johnson Controls
• Mitsubishi Electric
• Motorola
• Saft
• Siemens VDO Automotive
• Sturman Industries
• Valeo
• Varta
• Vetronix
• Visteon

List of figures

• Figure 1:Renault’s Ellypse concept car
• Figure 2:Jaguar XJR
• Figure 3:DaimlerChrysler’s hybrid-power Dodge Ram Contractor Special

List of tables

• Table 1: Market values
• Table 2: Full-use power requirements (in kiloWatts) of vehicle components relative to available power
• Table 3: Manufacturers’ declared exhaust emissions, European market