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Re:Who makes the most reliable new cars? by perardi on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @05:51PM (#38466429)
Because so much of the real deep-down legacy bits of the car assume a 12-volt battery.

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a38537243/electric-car...

There's a lot of Tier 3 supplier…stuff…in a car that was architected for 1978 and has never had a thorough re-think, because the profit margin is like nothing.

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Re:Who makes the most reliable new cars? by VectorLock on Thursday November 30, 2023 @01:10AM (#38470253)
12v is such a common top-rail voltage for electronics of all kinds, I think its a bit more that than "car makers are too greedy to manufacture 400v headlights."
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