The electrical system includes several subsystems that provide your vehicle with that vital spark that makes it start and then keeps it running. It's one of the many systems on a vehicle that's ...

The automobile is changing right before our eyes. It’s gradually morphing from a traditional internal-combustion-engine (ICE) vehicle into a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), and then to an all-electric ...

We are living in a time of significant change and disruption in the automotive industry. The amount of electrical and electronic content in today’s vehicles continues to explode as consumers demand ...

Article 250 of the National Electrical Code (NEC) focuses on grounding and bonding. This Code Article is divided into 10 separate parts — each identified by a Roman numeral. Because of the terminology ...

Automotive electrical systems are undergoing a major overhaul as a result of evolving vehicle powertrains and related systems. Three major considerations are the new 12-V plus 48-V electrical systems, ...

Part 1 of this article discussed the origins of automotive electrical system overloads and the problems posed by load transients. The automotive accessory electrical transient overload situation ...