Toyota and multiple Chinese brands are convinced of the benefits of this different construction method that Tesla has been using for several years
Gigacasting: it’s a term that’s been around for a while but seems to be suddenly cropping up in lots of automotive news stories. But what exactly is it and why are automakers like Toyota now so keen on the tech? The term “Gigacasting” refers to casting large sections of a car in aluminum that would usually be made of of multiple smaller parts. It gets its name from, yes, you guessed it, Tesla, whose Giga Presses at its factories in the U.S.
But just as importantly for an EV, casting large components as one can help reduced curb weight, making a car handle better and travel further on a battery charge, or travel the same distance on a smaller battery, thereby making the vehicle cheaper. Tesla is working on the next step of its casting journey, which would allow it to cast an entire EV floor structure as once single component, and now other carmakers are jumping on the tech, partly in an effort to keep pace with Tesla.
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