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So, you add the complexity of having to have a way to switch between 400V and 800V safely, which costs some amount of money, and the only advantage then is the cabling from the battery to the charging port can be thinner? That really doesn't seem like much savings, and if anything might cost more. The run from the charging port to the battery should already be really short.


800V for charging allows faster charging on CCS, because the existing stations are mainly current-limited. It won't be necessary on NACS.

I think that Ford just wants to switch to 800V anyway, and 400V is just a stopgap.




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