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Valeo highlighting its micro-hybrid solutions for the US market: i-StARS and ReStart

Green Car Congress

Both solutions enable stop-start functionality and can help reduce the fuel consumption of a traditional internal combustion engine by 2-3% during the standard driving cycle and by up to 15% in congested urban traffic. i-StARS is a 14-volt LIN-interfaced, belt-driven starter-alternator with integrated electronics that is scalable up to 8 kW.

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