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That's not "either/or", it appears to be both. They are made different, as indicated by the 7.4 kW limit on the European cars, versus 11 kW limit on North American cars. And it does seem to be using two of the three modules instead of all three like the North American ones do. So if they can reconfigure to pass single phase onto more than one module, why only two instead of all three?
I can only speak for Australia, but our supply is similar to Europe.

I don't think 48A/230V single phase is "a thing" here. You are generally limited to a 32A connection single phase. If you want an appliance to use 48A the authority will tell you to wire it up 3-phase at 16/16/16, and if you don't have a 3-phase supply then you either have to install one or you are out of luck.

Hence the car can charge at either 32A single phase (using 2 charger modules) or 48A three phase (using all three).