All of their current models are "body on frame". That is to say that the passenger compartment is a separate part from the frame of the vehicle. The body removes from frame and the frame is the unit that provides all the rigidity for the vehicle.
Yeah Elon said they had to come up with a new alloy that was castable in such a large capacity but did not need heat treating to maintain strength.
That was so that they could make the casting at all and still have nominal structural characteristics but, yes, they did talk about its strength to that extent. But they never spoke of the rear end casting as being stronger or stiffer or better in any way than reducing the number of parts. That is what I meant.
Lol thanks for the video.. I fully understand the difference between body on frame and uni-body. The only vehicle in Tesla current line up that I imagine is body on frame is the Semi, which isn't even in production yet. Everything else is uni-body construction, The Cybertruck is arguably an enhanced version of a Uni-body vehicle.
And they might. All I was saying is that they haven’t spoken of it’s strength characteristics as a bonus. If the casting is as strong in every way as the non single part version, then that is great for the M3/Y. But the CT has requirements that we’ll exceed these other vehicles so they might have to redesign the machine altogether. It would be cool if they could pull it off properly.
Just because it's one big body part doenst make it uni-body, whether it's structural or not does. If Tesla is claiming "stiffness" benefits of the casting+battery+casting design, then thats structural and thus a frame making the cars body on frame.
I agree 100%. That was the point of my original question.
When the CT was at the Petersen someone took pix of the underside of the truck and I seem to recall it looking like the stainless went all the way across. It makes one wonder how they would get the pack in and out. No, I was mistaken. Here is that photo.
Nice pic put the picture does not show us the area of the truck we are talking about.When the CT was at the Petersen someone took pix of the underside of the truck and I seem to recall it looking like the stainless went all the way across. It makes one wonder how they would get the pack in and out. No, I was mistaken. Here is that photo.
My brother in law is a pool dr. and his 5 yr. old Ford is spent. So yes, chemicals bad.If your concerned about the aluminum and all the chemicals your going to be pouring all over your truck, definitely don't buy an f-150.
Does his have the all aluminum body??My brother in law is a pool dr. and his 5 yr. old Ford is spent. So yes, chemicals bad.
Maybe. The castings are very cheap when you're making alot of them. Fold the body, plug the casting in as a single piece bracket hanging from it to attach the electronics. Less welding, more snap-and-go.