What is all the recent hype about belt hybrids? Is it going to shatter the world of hybrids? Not exactly. The belt system, Belt Alternator Starter (BAS) is the least a carmaker can do, and still claim ...

Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz Cars has launched a new generation of I4 petrol engines with the C-Class mid-life facelift, adding a 48 volt system with belt-driven starter/alternator to 1.5-litre versions in ...

For a jointly developed starter-alternator that resulted in 55 patent applications, Valeo and PSA Peugeot Citroën received the first "Engineers of the Year” in the sustainable development category.

The general consensus among just about everybody tasked with engineering cars to meet the ever tightening Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards is that doing so is going to require some sort of ...

The rumors started last week, and they were largely true: Buick plans to offer a model of its Regal compact sports sedan with the eAssist mild-hybrid system. What we didn't have were the projected EPA ...

Visteon Corporation has developed SpeedStart12, an integrated starter generator system for cars that offers up to 5% fuel savings and associated reductions in CO2 emissions. “SpeedStart12 is a ...

DETROIT -- Two mid-sized General Motors cars will combine the starter and alternator to improve fuel economy. The 2008 Chevrolet Malibu will get what GM calls a belt-alternator starter system, says ...

DETROIT -- Two mid-sized General Motors cars will combine the starter and alternator to improve fuel economy. The 2008 Chevrolet Malibu will get what GM calls a belt-alternator starter system, says ...