Tesla makes a breakthrough with single-piece casting for cars

A recent insider rumor claims that Tesla has made it possible

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to cast single-piece cars that resemble Hot Wheels.

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In order to build vehicle bodies in only a few huge pieces rather than hundreds

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Tesla has recently made significant investments in massive casting technologies.

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The carmaker currently runs a number of the largest casting machines in the world

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which it frequently refers to as "Gigapress."

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by using massive presses with 6,000 to 9,000 tons of clamping pressure to mold.

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