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When Elon Musk talked on Tesla Battery Day about the massive castings his vehicles would adopt, the CEO explained some technical aspects that allegedly g...

If you have been following the saga of the Austin-made Model Y with a cracked front casting, it has just reached a new chapter. I have already told my re...

Tesla recently reduced the price of Model 3 units in its inventories by $5,500. That was a clear sign that it was preparing to reveal Project Highland, t...

Whenever I discover a new problem with a Tesla, investors and advocates argue that it is anecdotal evidence. Trying to explain that early cases could lea...

We go to GIFA 2023 because we will show how to control the temperature on more than 300 channels on GIFA and MEGA castings

TECHNOLOGY FORWARD – Building to a More Integrated Future

BMW’s Q3 2021 earnings call gave us a glimpse of what the German carmaker thinks about Tesla’s “mega castings.” The German automaker’s CEO disputed not only the name Tesla gave them but also the belief that they would represent a manufacturing edge, as Elon Musk often repeats.

When Tesla announced it would use mega castings to replace multiple stamped parts welded together once and for all, the automotive industry decided to watch. If the American automaker could do that, other companies would follow suit. Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz already said they will, but NIO is the first Chinese manufacturer to announce the same.

Volkswagen had an emergency meeting on October 1, 2021, to discuss Tesla’s Giga Grünheide, apparently afraid that Tesla is much more efficient at building cars. On October 9, Tesla held the Giga Fest to present its German factory. No members of the press were allowed in it, only fans. And they shared pictures that may show Tesla has created a structural battery pack with 2170 cells, because the 4680 are not ready yet.