Toyota Will Adopt Tesla-Style Cast Bodies That Might Be Impossible to Fix - eviltoast
Toyota plans to make electric car bodies in the same style as Tesla's "gigacasting." But the resulting EVs might be too hard to repair.
  • epyon22@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 year ago

    My guess is increase part cost but reduce repair labor. Similar to replacing transmission or engine today. Not worth it for a shop to usually do the repairs them selves but replace the whole unit and send off to a remanufacturing plant