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High voltage power cables

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Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle high voltage cables

The fuel call stack makes DC current. The electricity first travels to the DC to AC converter and then through those orange high voltage cables to the AC drive motor. An electrochemical reaction becomes electromotive force and finally mechanical motion.

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