Mar. 16 at 6:24 PM
$IPWR this is where IPWR fits in: Now, as good as 800 V sounds, there’s a downside: cost, a snowball that rolls from the factory to the EV buyer.
Components like SiC (silicon carbide) semiconductors, higher-rated contactors and DC converters, and higher-voltage cooling and insulation cost more. Then there’s the battery pack segmentation, which can be more complex, and high-voltage safety requirements. According to Leapenergy, however, 800 V prices are coming down. Today, an 800 V platform costs an additional
$1,180, but this is projected to fall to
$420 by 2028. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/03/doubling-the-voltage-what-800-v-architecture-really-changes-in-evs/
