IMHO that's a bad idea and makes battery replacement more expensive. It may add to jarring of the battery during an accident.
No. It’s where Tesla takes a giant sheet of aluminum metal and press it into the shape of an automobile. Instead of all these little parts where it all has to be welded, it’s a unibody.
No. It’s where Tesla takes a giant sheet of aluminum metal and press it into the shape of an automobile. Instead of all these little parts where it all has to be welded, it’s a unibody.
There may be other areas where this technology is being used in producing parts, I don’t know. I just know this is the process they use to create the body of the car.
It’s like a pre-form for large sections of the car. No more quarter panels and the like. The entire body of the car can be cast in one punch; then add the sunroof, hood, trunk and doors. Oh, and the floor. That one is pretty important too.
A twenty mile an hour fender bender will result in a “total”. Friend had her car (Hybrid) totaled because of that. Lost a fortune because the cost of another was way more than the amount paid by the insurance company. Real bite was that accident wasn’t her fault.
Will EVs eventually be delivered on something like very large Dixie Cup dispensers?