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When does the S class in N. america get the new mild hybrid drive engines?
I want to make sure I do NOT end up with this. I presume the 2019 S classes still get the good ol' engines, but what about 2020? Anyone know?
I want to make sure I do NOT end up with this. I presume the 2019 S classes still get the good ol' engines, but what about 2020? Anyone know?
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48V mild hybrid electrification en masse for the first time? Why not? Oh, a whole slew of concerns. Continental's P0 mild hybrid system is just about to be launched in the A8 and after spending all day researching it, there are a LOT of new technologies being implemented, chief among which is a Lithium Ion battery that is most likely just air cooled. Sorry, to me, that's stupid. Lithium Ion batteries operate most efficiently within 10-30'C...
Anyways, I know too much about this and have no faith that this will go without a hitch. So I'm trying to avoid most of this first gen stuff. I can go into detail, but at the very least I am risk adverse to new technologies, and my decision to avoid the early gen M272 engines paid off for me, big time.
Anyways, I know too much about this and have no faith that this will go without a hitch. So I'm trying to avoid most of this first gen stuff. I can go into detail, but at the very least I am risk adverse to new technologies, and my decision to avoid the early gen M272 engines paid off for me, big time.
