Quote Originally Posted by stuie-t View Post
What you are referring to is the gigacasting construction method used by Tesla. Whereas a typical monocoque construction car is made up of dozens of pieces welded together, Teslas are made of just a handful of very large components. Quicker and cheaper to manufacture, but potentially much more expensive or impossible to repair if one of those large components is damaged in an accident


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That's it gigacasting article said a lot of manufacturers are going down this route for electric cars and the problems with accident damage and insurance costs