An electrified powertrain for an electrified vehicle, the electrified powertrain comprising: - an electric motor having four or more coils corresponding to four or more alternating current phases, the electric motor being configured to generate drive torque to propel the electrified vehicle; and - an electrical system comprising: - four or more independent battery modules (200-1 - 200-N) each configured to output a separate low direct current voltage (V DC_L), wherein each of the separate low DC voltages is less than a minimum DC voltage of approximately 60 volts DC; - wherein the four or more independent battery modules (200-1 - 200-N) are not connected in series, and - a power inverter module comprising a plurality of transistors and configured to: - receive each of the separate low DC voltages (V DC_L) from the battery modules (200-1 - 200-N); - control the plurality of transistors to generate a separate low AC voltage (V AC_L) for each AC phase of said electric motor using the separate low DC voltages, so that none of the independent battery modules (200-1 - 200-N) requires an electrical isolation as required for high voltage systems, and so that each of the generated separate low AC voltages (V AC_L) is less than an AC voltage that is considered high voltage; - output the separate low AC voltages (V AC_L) to the coils (204-1 - 204-M) of said electric motor to drive said electric motor to generate the drive torque required to propel the electrified vehicle, - wherein the power inverter module is configured to generate the separate low AC voltages (V AC_L) for the AC phases of said and same electric motor, - said electrified powertrain being characterized in that the power inverter module is configured to generate less than all of the separate low AC voltages (V AC_L), when maximum drive torque is not required to said electric motor. - an electric motor having four or more coils corresponding to four or more alternating current phases, the electric motor being configured to generate drive torque to propel the electrified vehicle; and - an electrical system comprising: - four or more independent battery modules (200-1 - 200-N) each configured to output a separate low direct current voltage (V DC_L), wherein each of the separate low DC voltages is less than a minimum DC voltage of approximately 60 volts DC; - wherein the four or more independent battery modules (200-1 - 200-N) are not connected in series, and - a power inverter module comprising a plurality of transistors and configured to: - receive each of the separate low DC voltages (V DC_L) from the battery modules (200-1 - 200-N); - control the plurality of transistors to generate a separate low AC voltage (V AC_L) for each AC phase of said electric motor using the separate low DC voltages, so that none of the independent battery modules (200-1 - 200-N) requires an electrical isolation as required for high voltage systems, and so that each of the generated separate low AC voltages (V AC_L) is less than an AC voltage that is considered high voltage; - output the separate low AC voltages (V AC_L) to the coils (204-1 - 204-M) of said electric motor to drive said electric motor to generate the drive torque required to propel the electrified vehicle, - four or more independent battery modules (200-1 - 200-N) each configured to output a separate low direct current voltage (V DC_L), wherein each of the separate low DC voltages is less than a minimum DC voltage of approximately 60 volts DC; - wherein the four or more independent battery modules (200-1 - 200-N) are not connected in series, and - a power inverter module comprising a plurality of transistors and configured to: - receive each of the separate low DC voltages (V DC_L) from the battery modules (200-1 - 200-N); - control the plurality of transistors to generate a separate low AC voltage (V AC_L) for each AC phase of said electric motor using the separate low DC voltages, so that none of the independent battery modules (200-1 - 200-N) requires an electrical isolation as required for high voltage systems, and so that each of the generated separate low AC voltages (V AC_L) is less than an AC voltage that is considered high voltage; - output the separate low AC voltages (V AC_L) to the coils (204-1 - 204-M) of said electric motor to drive said electric motor to generate the drive torque required to propel the electrified vehicle, - receive each of the separate low DC voltages (V DC_L) from the battery modules (200-1 - 200-N); - control the plurality of transistors to generate a separate low AC voltage (V AC_L) for each AC phase of said electric motor using the separate low DC voltages, so that none of the independent battery modules (200-1 - 200-N) requires an electrical isolation as required for high voltage systems, and so that each of the generated separate low AC voltages (V AC_L) is less than an AC voltage that is considered high voltage; - output the separate low AC voltages (V AC_L) to the coils (204-1 - 204-M) of said electric motor to drive said electric motor to generate the drive torque required to propel the electrified vehicle, - wherein the power inverter module is configured to generate the separate low AC voltages (V AC_L) for the AC phases of said and same electric motor, - said electrified powertrain being characterized in that the power inverter module is configured to generate less than all of the separate low AC voltages (V AC_L), when maximum drive torque is not required to said electric motor.