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Ferrari and BMW are rolling out new models featuring lightweight, cost-effective aluminium wiring, accelerating a shift away from copper, the dominant material in electric wiring since the invention of the electric ​battery two centuries ago.

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[–] mrlockthorne@slrpnk.net 1 points 15 hours ago

The issue with copper clad when it comes to DC is voltage drop issues. But that's just DC in a nutshell lol.