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Re:Tesla’s new car-building process could be an industrial b... by unregistereddev on Thursday September 14, 2023 @04:54PM (#37514722)
Not necessarily. The unibody "frame" is a much smaller piece than what Tesla has combined into a single component. For example, dropping and replacing a bent subframe (the part that typically holds the front suspension) will cost 2-3 thousand dollars on a normal vehicle - but damaging the same component in this Tesla design requires replacing the whole "gigacasting".

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