1) Relevant Issues: The automotive industry is reluctant to introduce changes by itself and many of the improvements that we have seen during the past decades were driven by legislation. This is in particular true of under-the-skin technology changes that do not directly contribute to the sales appeal of automobiles. As a result they are quite reluctant to make changes in the existing on-board electric power net and the 42 V system is being delayed, even though the electrical power demand of cars is increasing continuously and is reaching the limit of today’s systems.