Toyota Motor Corp. will introduce large-scale casting equipment for “Gigacast,” a process for molding car body parts as a single unit, at its own factory in Aichi Prefecture as early as 2024. It is one of the largest casting facilities in Japan and will be used for prototyping parts for electric vehicles (EVs). Gigacast, which increases the cost competitiveness of EVs, is being adopted by companies such as Tesla. Toyota is rushing to introduce the latest equipment in preparation for full-scale EV production. Gigacast pours aluminum alloy molten at high temperature into a mold at high speed and pressure… (The following is a paid version, 739 characters remaining) Nikkei Newspaper, August 20, 2024, 14:30.
Success! No no no that’s just junk lol If it’s rubbish it’ll be a total loss lol The battery and the skeleton are totally destroyed so the rest is just a bonus It’s no good A car that looks like tissue or instant ramen lol
🇨🇳 is suffering from the devastating real estate downturn, and EVs and steel are undergoing desperate bargains. Meanwhile, Panasonic has shifted too much focus to batteries, and has not recovered well from the recent stock market crash. And with Toyota in this state, what will happen next?
If the next US president is a Democrat, he will continue the trend from the Obama administration, and pressure on China will increase. If that happens, Chinese-made EVs will likely stall due to overproduction, so I think Toyota has made this move at a good time.
>>44 It’s just a little bent and can’t be repaired, so there’s no repair cost. Even if it doesn’t look bent, if there’s a history of a big impact, there’s a risk of it catching fire, so you’ll have to buy a new one.
“We naturally assume that an accident will occur. We will be studying past accidents and plan to install parts that are designed to be crushed on top of the Gigacast in areas that are prone to damage.” >Using arms and cushioning materials. In the United States, collision repair costs are regulated to prevent insurance premiums from rising sharply, but it seems they are considering making them cheaper than that. > In other words, “If the damage had been so severe that it extended to the Gigacast itself, it would have been a severe accident equivalent to a total loss even with a normal structure.” Apparently so.
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