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Re:Comparing Tesla, Ford and VW’s Electrical Architectures [... by nodesocket on Friday May 07, 2021 @06:23PM (#27081507)
Excuse my ignorance, but what's the advantage of 48v vs 12v? I didn't hear them talk about it.
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Re:Comparing Tesla, Ford and VW’s Electrical Architectures [... by maxerickson on Friday May 07, 2021 @06:54PM (#27081741)
Less amps at the same power level, all the wires can be smaller.
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Re:Comparing Tesla, Ford and VW’s Electrical Architectures [... by CalChris on Friday May 07, 2021 @07:32PM (#27082012)
I’ve read that data + power can share a wire at 48v, powered Ethernet.
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