Moving to 48 volts in trucking

The need for 48 volt electricity on trucks

Larry Bennett, director of the vehicle technology center for the vehicle group at Eaton Corp., explained during a presentation at the 2017 TMC conference that “electrification” of commercial trucks is going to become a more prominent trend – and as a result trucks will need to step up to a 48 volt environment.

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Sean Kilcarr

Editor in Chief

Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.

 

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