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Re:Tesla shares 48V architecture with other automakers to mo... by bagels on Thursday December 07, 2023 @07:27PM (#38563822)
Car A costs $5k less to manufacture than car B because it uses castings. Car A would be wiser to build because you can get better margins, or lower prices. It'll take a lot longer for buyers to catch on to the fact that the car costs a lot more to repair.
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Re:Tesla shares 48V architecture with other automakers to mo... by biaachmonkie on Thursday December 07, 2023 @08:58PM (#38564471)
The question is really if the castings result in more cars being written off as total loss. Any collision severe enough to damage them would likely be severe enough to also total out a car without them as well.
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