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-  PAGE 4 Your contact: Simone Geldh?user, Tel: +49 941 790 61302   IF  PAGE 4  NUMPAGES 4 IFPAGE3NUMPAGES4....../IFPAGE3NUMPAGES4=PAGE3+144  VDO Automotive AG A company in the Continental Group First name Last name Street no. Post code Town Telephone: +49 (0)123 456 938-1485; Fax: 1486 emailaddresse@  IF  PAGE 1  NUMPAGES 4 IFPAGE1NUMPAGES4....../IFPAGE1NUMPAGES4=PAGE1+122 .../2 Press release Continental Drives “Electrification tailored to fit” from Stop-Start Systems to Fully Electric Vehicles A customized approach to electrification employing 48-volt components is closing the gap between simple 12-volt start-stop systems and high-voltage hybrids Continental’s modular system solutions for e-mobility will make it possible to turn existing cars into hybrids to varying degrees. The advantages are apparent. Mass production of the main drivetrain components is already in progress Press Release Regensburg, July 3, 2013. Adding an electric component to a drivetrain can make a car with an internal combustion engine more efficient than any tweak the engine alone would produce. The benefit lower CO2 emissions and less fuel consumption can be experienced by the drivers directly, which is why fuel-saving 12-volt stop-start systems are so successful. These systems represent the entry level to electric vehicles. Of course, the higher the degree of electrification, the greater the gains in efficiency will be. Market penetration, however, has lagged expectations. “There is a gap today between relatively affordable 12-volt start-stop systems and much more sophisticated hybrid solutions at voltages typically between 200 and 400 volts, says José Avila, head of the Powertrain Division and member of Continental’s board of management. “By tailoring our electrical solutions, we are creating a modular system that allows automobile manufacturers to realize hybrids of varying degrees with voltage levels be