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by solidr53 1341 days ago
BEV used to have around 80kg of copper [1], nowadays, manufacturers are moving towards 800V architecture attempting to cut the weight in half.

I also feel like 800V cars also maintain their maximum power better on lower SoC than 400V systems.

[1] https://www.copper.org/publications/pub_list/pdf/A6192_Elect...