Disconnecting the battery while the engine is running isn't a valid test for alternator function and may damage sensitive electronic parts. Instead, use a common voltmeter and the following test ...

Valeo has released some details of its first two contracts to supply belt-driven combined starter-alternators on two future vehicles in volume production. The contracts were recently signed with two ...

Modern vehicles function as sophisticated networks of electronic components working in harmony. When something disrupts this ...

The days of a simple dc-charging subsystem in a car consisting of an alternator, rectifying diodes, basic regulator, and battery are nearly gone—no question of that. Now, the 12-V automotive regulator ...