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Oh, America? The one still clinging to 110V (thus more current) and in some cases using aluminum wires? The one where safety standards are for wussies? Yeah I wonder why.
American electrical systems are split phase 240V. If you want 240V, you just connect between both halves of the phase.
America has a lot of stupid, but the majority our electrical systems are very much NOT one of them.
The majority of the rest of the world has 220-230v per phase, with three phases. using all three phases gives you access to ~400v
Yes, and where I work the HV line is several times that.