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Bosch positions for electrification growth

Bosch's new mild-hybrid system cuts costs by using a 48-volt battery, vs. the 220-volt battery in the Toyota Prius. Bosch also uses a 48-volt battery, seen below a DC-DC converter in the upper right, in this “boost recuperation system.”
June 30, 2015 05:00 AM

TOKYO -- German supplier Robert Bosch and Japanese battery partner GS Yuasa Corp. are "on a good path" toward their goal of developing a lithium ion battery that costs half as much as today's batteries but has twice the energy density, a top Bosch executive said.

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