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Originally Posted by RedDevil
48 Volt could easily save several kilogrammes of copper per car.
Wires could be much thinner; even the insulation, strangely enough. With higher voltage and lower amps a short would quickly blow the much smaller fuse, and the voltage differential would make it a snap event instead of a potential smoldering half-short that could cause a fire.
48 Volt is much safer than 12 Volt.
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I'm constantly amazed at how slow the auto industry is to innovate considering the fierce competition.
Cassette decks were standard in cars until around 2006 even though CD players came out in 1981, and everyone had moved on to mp3s. At this point cars shouldn't even come with nav, or CD players. It should essentially be a receiver that accepts bluetooth or stereo input, and perhaps tune in to terrestrial radio and have a multifunction touch display.
Why are there 30,000 different brake pad part numbers? There should be like 10(or so) standard sizes of brakes. Ditto on tire sizes and most other parts, especially wear items that get replaced somewhat regularly. There should be 10 air filters, 10 coil packs (or less), 10 oil filters...
48v should have been standard from the beginning. How did it start with 12v?
I've been using LEDs for brake lights and turn signals since 2003. How is a high schooler implementing technology a decade ahead of the industry?
