Which way does electricity flow through a vehicle’s electrical system? From positive to negative, or from negative to positive? Depending on your viewpoint, it can flow either way. When most people ...

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 ...

Part 1 of this series dealt with overall wiring system design as providing the critical foundation for the growth in automotive electronics systems and functionality. In that installment we looked at ...

Modern vehicles function as sophisticated networks of electronic components working in harmony. When something disrupts this balance, the car begins sending distress signals that many drivers overlook ...

General Motors has patented a vehicle electrical system with a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) and power inverter connected to an electric motor. The system efficiently steps down voltage ...