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Electric steering turns on the power; Carmakers guest to cut CO2 levels sparks surge in market share.(Technology)
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Automotive News Europe
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March 3, 2008
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Byline: Tony Lewin
Electric power steering is pushing hydraulic steering-assist systems off the road.
As electric system technology improves and automakers recognize its potential to help them reach CO2-emission targets, energy-hungry hydraulic power steering is fading.
Steering system supplier TRW Automotive predicts that within a decade all European cars will have some form of electric power steering, with only a few using compromise electro-hydraulic versions.
In Europe, fully electric power steering (EPS) holds a 35 percent share, said consultancy CSM Worldwide in London, slightly ahead of electro-hydraulic (EHPS) and conventional hydraulic (HPS) systems ...