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Old 03-10-2017, 04:43 AM   #4 (permalink)
Stubby79
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
It's just a little difficult to find chargers, mod, repurpose existing EV and hybrid stuff when it all runs at such high voltage.
They weren't designed as modular with re-purposing in mind.

And it's a lot cheaper to build something to handle high voltage than it is to handle high amperage. And for the same reason, they're also more efficient. I-squared and all that.
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