Tesla’s pickup ditched the 12-volt battery ... While an automaker may need 48 volts for, say, an integrated starter-generator or an active anti-roll bar, there isn’t a good enough reason ...

“With Cybertruck and all future Tesla platforms we'll be moving to 48 volts,” Bannon announced. “This reduces the current needed by a factor of four. And since power loss in the harness is resistance ...

We’ve heard a lot about the Tesla Model S over the last few years ... as the pack delivers hundreds of volts DC at a very low impedance. Then each of the sixteen packs can be carefully removed.

This makes 48 volts more practical for such vehicles. Electric HVAC systems are another great application of 48-volt power because with the extra power available they can run while the combustion ...