According to the Shanghai Securities News, it was seen at the Tesla Gigafactory in Lingang, Pudong, Shanghai, that the rear floor assembly system of the Tesla Model Y model produced here has successfully adopted integrated die-casting. Technology enables rapid casting.
According to Cui Hailun, manager of the structure and thermal management system of Tesla Shanghai Co., Ltd., on the Tesla Model Y’s one-piece die-cast rear floor model, the original parts are installed and integrated into one part, and the production efficiency is greatly improved. Compared with traditional methods, the body system saves weight by more than 10%. In addition, the cost also has a very obvious advantage. Thanks to the optimized structural design and material recycling results, the cost of the car’s rear floor assembly system has been reduced by 40% by using an integrated die-casting method.
Tesla’s one-piece die-casting body technology (gigacasting) has made breakthrough progress, which can change the existing electric vehicle production model and help Musk achieve his goal of halving production costs.
Tesla developed a giant press with a clamping pressure of 6,000-9,000 tons to die-cast the front and rear frame structures of the Model Y in one piece, reducing production costs.
People familiar with the matter believe that this breakthrough in one-piece die-cast body technology can die-cast about 400 parts produced by traditional cars and almost all the complex bottom parts of electric cars into a whole, creating Tesla’s new technology moat.
Reports say that after Tesla deploys this one-piece die-cast body technology, the time it takes to develop new cars can be shortened to 18-24 months, while currently it usually takes 3-4 years for automakers to develop new cars.
