Optimising the internal combustion engine is more than enough to keep most powertrain engineers busy, But pressure to cut CO_2 emissions means that more and more of them are also working on electrification, It's good news for suppliers - the opportunities are enormous. But for Tier Ones such as Bosch, deciding exactly what to invest in is not as straightforward as, say, developing a next-generation commonrail system or going into the turbocharger business. As chairman of the firm's automotive group, Dr Bernd Bohr is finding that more and more hours in his day are spent working out the answers on electrified systems.
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