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Is Tesla Revolutionizing Car Manufacturing or Facing Trouble With Massive Castings?
Is Tesla Revolutionizing Car Manufacturing or Facing Trouble With Massive Castings?

14 Sep 2023, 23:01 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Reuters tried to discover more about the company's new production methods, and its discoveries do not match the edges it supposedly had.

 
Tesla Calls Front Casting Crack a Discontinuity, Contradicts Own Repair Recommendations
Tesla Calls Front Casting Crack a Discontinuity, Contradicts Own Repair Recommendations

6 Sep 2023, 16:19 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to Tesla's Cast Front Under Body Repair Guidelines, welding damage of more than 50 millimeters (1.97 inches) demands special analysis.

 
Tesla Model 3 Highland Aftermath – Was It Too Little, Too Late?
Tesla Model 3 Highland Aftermath – Was It Too Little, Too Late?

2 Sep 2023, 09:18 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The light changes on the electric sedan focused on making the Model 3 a cheaper vehicle, but not necessarily a better one.

 
New Images and Video Confirm Austin-Made Tesla Model Y Has Cracked Front Casting
New Images and Video Confirm Austin-Made Tesla Model Y Has Cracked Front Casting

26 Aug 2023, 19:32 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / NK used a flashlight to show how light crossed the cracks. A mechanic pick also confirmed that the component was damaged.

 
Austin-Made Model Y Unit Presents Cracked Front Casting; Tesla Says It Is Within Specs
Austin-Made Model Y Unit Presents Cracked Front Casting; Tesla Says It Is Within Specs

25 Aug 2023, 16:30 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The owner of the affected vehicle is now trying to find out if his case is the only one or if casting production had issues that involved more cars.

 
Tesla's Mega Castings Are Not Working Well for Giga Gruenheide: Over 60% of Rejects
Tesla's Mega Castings Are Not Working Well for Giga Gruenheide: Over 60% of Rejects

30 Jul 2022, 15:53 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Scaling up with an untested and unrefined manufacturing technique may lead to the money furnaces, as Elon Musk referred to Tesla’s German plant a while ago.

 
How a Small Italian Supplier Partnered With Tesla To Change the Car Manufacturing Forever
How a Small Italian Supplier Partnered With Tesla To Change the Car Manufacturing Forever

12 Mar 2022, 22:06 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Elon Musk announced in 2020 Tesla will start making cars using a new manufacturing process, but the idea came from an Italian company a year earlier

 
A New Patent Shows How the Mega Castings in the Tesla Model Y Protect You in an Accident
A New Patent Shows How the Mega Castings in the Tesla Model Y Protect You in an Accident

21 Feb 2022, 15:02 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The mega castings that Tesla uses in the refreshed Model Y built at Giga Berlin feature a new type of crumple zone, according to a recently published patent

 
BMW's CEO Says Tesla's Massive Castings Are Not Something They Would Follow
BMW's CEO Says Tesla's Massive Castings Are Not Something They Would Follow

5 Nov 2021, 01:39 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Oliver Zipse disputed the name Tesla uses for these castings and also that they represent any sort of advantage: repairability costs would be an issue.

 
Like Tesla, NIO Will Also Use Mega Castings in Car Manufacturing
Like Tesla, NIO Will Also Use Mega Castings in Car Manufacturing

19 Oct 2021, 12:21 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / After the American automaker showed these components could save time, it was more than predictable that others would follow suit

 
Without 4680 Cells, Tesla May Have Created a Structural 2170 Battery Pack
Without 4680 Cells, Tesla May Have Created a Structural 2170 Battery Pack

11 Oct 2021, 08:58 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / This is what the Giga Fest may have revealed, even if the own visitors were not very sure about what they were looking at.