Tesla Model 3 Highland Lacks Rumored Megacastings, Structural Battery Pack
18 Sep 2023, 10:30 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla Model 3 Highland will not use single-piece megacastings and a structural battery pack, as confirmed by a body-in-white image on Tesla's website
Dozens of Tesla Cybertruck Megacastings Spotted at Giga Texas Prove Tesla Means Business
3 Jun 2023, 14:08 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is expected to begin Cybertruck production this summer, and the pile of rear megacastings spotted at Giga Texas shows it might be close
Legacy Carmakers Can't Copy Tesla Fast Enough As Megacastings Enter the Mainstream
19 May 2023, 11:39 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / IDRA announced that it landed its first Giga Press contract from a "legacy global US OEM," proving that traditional carmakers are rushing to copy Tesla
First Cybertruck Front Megacastings Spotted at Giga Texas
15 May 2023, 16:15 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A drone flyover video shot at Giga Texas revealed what appears to be Cybertruck front megacastings, showing that IDRA's 9,000-ton GigaPress is alive and kicking
Tesla Is Changing Car Manufacturing Forever as Other Companies Adopt Megacastings
27 Apr 2023, 11:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla's adoption of megacastings in car manufacturing is followed by other car companies, with Geely's brand Zeekr the latest to use die-casting for its cars
Tesla Files to Patent New Die-Casting Alloy for Use in Single-Piece Megacastings
17 Feb 2023, 14:15 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla filed a patent application for a new die-casting aluminum alloy suitable for structural components that offer both high strength and ductility
Teardown Veteran Sandy Munro Is Baffled by the Tesla Cybertruck Skeleton Spotted Last Week
15 Dec 2022, 10:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Sandy Munro checks out the Tesla Cybertruck skeleton that surfaced last week in forums and came to the conclusion that it doesn’t belong to a production truck
First Tesla Model Y With Structural Battery Pack Assembled at Giga Berlin Is Undrivable
16 Jun 2022, 16:12 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has built the first Model Y using single-piece front and rear megacastings and a structural battery pack at Giga Berlin, but it is undrivable