high-voltage
adjective
high-volt·age
ˈhī-ˈvōl-tij 
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For fully electric vehicles, the GWM One platform supports a 900‑volt high-voltage architecture with high-rate battery cells, peak charging above 600 kW, and bidirectional power discharge, while the company also plans to offer a diesel hybrid powertrain based on the same platform.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 Jan. 2026
The automaker also said the power source will be a high-voltage battery that will have over 100kWh of usable energy.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2026
How robots detect pain and trigger instant reflexes If force exceeds a preset threshold, the skin generates a high-voltage spike that goes straight to the motors.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
For hikers and residents, the steel lattice towers rising from the horizon carrying high-voltage transmission lines up and over the mountains are as recognizable as the bucolic dirt paths, scraggly chapparal, and, at slightly higher elevations, old oaks.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 Jan. 2026
The automaker also said the power source will be a high-voltage battery that will have over 100kWh of usable energy.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2026
How robots detect pain and trigger instant reflexes If force exceeds a preset threshold, the skin generates a high-voltage spike that goes straight to the motors.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
For hikers and residents, the steel lattice towers rising from the horizon carrying high-voltage transmission lines up and over the mountains are as recognizable as the bucolic dirt paths, scraggly chapparal, and, at slightly higher elevations, old oaks.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
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“High-voltage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-voltage. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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