It appears that Tesla is looking towards full body casting.
hmmmm….
The only thing that comes to mind when full body casting a car in one gigantic press is repairs.
I wonder how many cars are going to be totaled if a part of the casting is damaged. They are looking into casting down to the support of the springs for the suspension.
Of course Tesla could probably cut out a tremendous amount of time by eliminating riveting and welding, but geez....I wonder if it would be possible to repair damage to a large single piece casting.
Tesla Model Y teardown reveals beautiful mega casting manufacturing breakthrough - Electrek
hmmmm….
The only thing that comes to mind when full body casting a car in one gigantic press is repairs.
I wonder how many cars are going to be totaled if a part of the casting is damaged. They are looking into casting down to the support of the springs for the suspension.
Of course Tesla could probably cut out a tremendous amount of time by eliminating riveting and welding, but geez....I wonder if it would be possible to repair damage to a large single piece casting.
Tesla Model Y teardown reveals beautiful mega casting manufacturing breakthrough - Electrek