Tesla execs said during last week's earnings call that only the Semi and Cybertruck were candidates for 800 volt architecture.
ByTesla is considering using 800 volt architecture for the Cybertruck and the Semi, Drew Baglino, senior vice president of powertrain and energy engineering said during the Q1 earning call lasts week. But the company probably will not adopt 800 volt architecture for existing models.
Baglino admitted Tesla is looking at 800 volt architecture but that it is not a magic solution for every use case. According to Baglino, the advantages of the 800 volt system include higher charging power at the same amperage or smaller cables for the same charging power, but those pluses are “massively outweighed” by the additional costs associated with those higher voltages.
Then Elon Musk jumped in to add that going from 400 to 800 volts might save the company $100 per car but would add huge costs since all 33,000 chargers in the Tesla Supercharger network would have to be converted to operate on 800 volts if the changeover was made. In other words, changing horses in midstream could be a poor — and expensive — idea.
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