Tesla Model Y Electric Car
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Expansion
Tesla has backed away from an ambitious plan to innovate its pioneering manufacturing process, gigacasting. As told by two sources familiar with the matter. It’s another sign that the electric-vehicle maker is retreating amid falling sales and increasing competition.
Tesla has been a pioneer in Gigacasting, a cutting-edge technology that uses giant presses with thousands of tons of clamping pressure to cast large sections of a car’s underbody. On a typical vehicle, the underbody may contain hundreds of different parts.