Buckminster Well-Known Member Aug 29, 2018 10,331 51,400 UK Nov 2, 2023 #1 Nov 2, 2023 #1 Great video from Munro. He is keen on Magnesium which sounds like it could be another game changer if Tesla were to adopt. Reactions: UncaNed, Dikkie Dik, EVCollies and 2 others
Great video from Munro. He is keen on Magnesium which sounds like it could be another game changer if Tesla were to adopt.
Buckminster Well-Known Member Aug 29, 2018 10,331 51,400 UK Nov 10, 2023 #2 Nov 10, 2023 #2 https://twitter.com/x/status/1723009782242591092 Reactions: Dikkie Dik
Buckminster Well-Known Member Aug 29, 2018 10,331 51,400 UK Nov 12, 2023 #3 Nov 12, 2023 #3 https://twitter.com/x/status/1723710815381938488 Reactions: bruce4000
Buckminster Well-Known Member Aug 29, 2018 10,331 51,400 UK Nov 12, 2023 #4 Nov 12, 2023 #4 https://twitter.com/x/status/1723772493515686371 Reactions: Dikkie Dik
Buckminster Well-Known Member Aug 29, 2018 10,331 51,400 UK Nov 13, 2023 #5 Nov 13, 2023 #5 UkNorthampton said: $900 per gigacasting (Model Y rear, cost for repair centres pre-taxes) Megacast pioneer Tesla moves to calm insurer fears | Autocar Thatcham Research tasked with testing EV maker's new underbody after concerns raised over repair costs www.autocar.co.uk Paywalled - but I found some info on a Turkish X post, this could be unreliable reporting, but another source below. Spoiler: Turkish_tweeet https://twitter.com/x/status/1724012900228972996 [Google translate] Another report - Model Y insurance costs may be lowered as Tesla addresses gigacast part deformation concerns and repair prices Click to expand... Reactions: Dikkie Dik
UkNorthampton said: $900 per gigacasting (Model Y rear, cost for repair centres pre-taxes) Megacast pioneer Tesla moves to calm insurer fears | Autocar Thatcham Research tasked with testing EV maker's new underbody after concerns raised over repair costs www.autocar.co.uk Paywalled - but I found some info on a Turkish X post, this could be unreliable reporting, but another source below. Spoiler: Turkish_tweeet https://twitter.com/x/status/1724012900228972996 [Google translate] Another report - Model Y insurance costs may be lowered as Tesla addresses gigacast part deformation concerns and repair prices Click to expand...
Buckminster Well-Known Member Aug 29, 2018 10,331 51,400 UK Nov 24, 2023 #7 Nov 24, 2023 #7 https://twitter.com/x/status/1727910366162637036
Buckminster Well-Known Member Aug 29, 2018 10,331 51,400 UK Nov 24, 2023 #8 Nov 24, 2023 #8 https://twitter.com/x/status/1727884882267767212
Buckminster Well-Known Member Aug 29, 2018 10,331 51,400 UK Dec 9, 2023 #9 Dec 9, 2023 #9 13 mins in, Munro tells us that Tesla are using CFD to design the moulds so that smaller gigacasting presses can produce the bigger components.
13 mins in, Munro tells us that Tesla are using CFD to design the moulds so that smaller gigacasting presses can produce the bigger components.
Buckminster Well-Known Member Aug 29, 2018 10,331 51,400 UK Dec 9, 2023 #10 Dec 9, 2023 #10 Buckminster said: 13 mins in, Munro tells us that Tesla are using CFD to design the moulds so that smaller gigacasting presses can produce the bigger components. Click to expand... https://twitter.com/x/status/1733438892773167613
Buckminster said: 13 mins in, Munro tells us that Tesla are using CFD to design the moulds so that smaller gigacasting presses can produce the bigger components. Click to expand... https://twitter.com/x/status/1733438892773167613
Buckminster Well-Known Member Aug 29, 2018 10,331 51,400 UK Dec 11, 2023 #11 Dec 11, 2023 #11 Castings start sat 26 mins:
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Buckminster Well-Known Member Aug 29, 2018 10,331 51,400 UK Dec 16, 2023 #13 Dec 16, 2023 #13 https://twitter.com/x/status/1736063822606082337 https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/1736063822606082337?s=20
https://twitter.com/x/status/1736063822606082337 https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/1736063822606082337?s=20
Buckminster Well-Known Member Aug 29, 2018 10,331 51,400 UK Jan 16, 2024 #15 Jan 16, 2024 #15 https://twitter.com/x/status/1747275837785948584
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