Leaving aside all the annoying hype surrounding Tesla’s Cybertruck, there’s a little technical detail which might be of more interest to readers than the automotive behemoth itself. It&…
  • Donger@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    7 months ago

    Aren’t Tesla’s and infamous for catching on fire? Why did they think even more voltage was a good idea?

    • model_tar_gz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Different electrical system. The battery packs that power the drive systems are the ones you’re thinking of. Those are proper high voltage: 300-400V depending on model, battery pack.

      The electrical systems in scope of this article are low voltage; most vehicles have 12V systems; Tesla is experimenting with 48V in the Cybertruck. Shouldn’t really be any substantial safety risk change as a result of this change.