The typical house makes use of a 380-volt three-phase current , so the charging infrastructure already existed when automakers began launching plug-in hybrids and full-electric vehicles. And the first wave of EVs were constructed on elements developed for plug-in hybrids, which are 400-volt-based. “800 volt is the logical next step in the improvement of BEVs,” Alexander Reich, head of innovation energy electronics at Vitesco, said in an interview with the publication. Vitesco has landed massive contracts for 800-volt-enabled components, including supplying inverters for Hyundai’s E-GMP platform, inverters for a major North American automaker and electrical motors for a number one …