{"id":2779,"date":"2018-05-22T09:50:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T09:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/?p=2779"},"modified":"2018-05-22T09:50:11","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T09:50:11","slug":"48v-technology-in-the-kia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/?p=2779","title":{"rendered":"48V Technology in the Kia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The powertrain combines a 48V system with a diesel engine. The first mild hybrid diesel will be the Kia Sportage compact SUV, and then in 2019, in the Kia cee&#8217;d.<\/p>\n<p>The 48V system of the Kia mild hybrid powertrain consists of a belt-integrated starter generator, a DC\/DC converter for connecting the 48 and 12V systems, and a lithium-ion battery. This has a capacity of 0.46 kWh. Kia state that, in the new WLTP (Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure), the 48V system emits up to 4% less CO2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Kia48V.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2782\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2782\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=2782\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Kia48V.jpg?fit=1000%2C750\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kia48V\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Kia48V.jpg?fit=980%2C735\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2782\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Kia48V.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Kia48V.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Kia48V.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Kia48V.jpg?resize=210%2C158 210w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Kia48V.jpg?w=1000 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>48V Hybrid (Source: Kia)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The starter generator can produce up to 10kW of power, and provides additional torque during acceleration, taking some of the load off the diesel engine. In regeneration mode, energy is saved while braking, driving downhill and coasting. Kia is able to combine the mild hybrid system with both manual and automatic gearboxes, and with front, rear and all-wheel drive. In future, Kia state that 48V systemswill also be available with petrol engines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The powertrain combines a 48V system with a diesel engine. The first mild hybrid diesel will be the Kia Sportage compact SUV, and then in 2019, in the Kia cee&#8217;d. The 48V system of the Kia mild hybrid powertrain consists of a belt-integrated starter generator, a DC\/DC converter for connecting the 48 and 12V systems, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[15,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-automotive","category-ev-and-hybrid"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p79TdE-IP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2699,"url":"http:\/\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/?p=2699","url_meta":{"origin":2779,"position":0},"title":"48V Hybrid Battery","author":"Tom Denton","date":"October 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release from Bosch: Bosch\u2019s new 48-volt battery for hybrids is in demand by automakers across the globe. 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