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Move aside robots, Tesla bets on aluminum casting
Robots are not efficient enough for Tesla's new car factory in Germany, which plans to replace hundreds of them with giant aluminium casting machines to build simpler chassis parts, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. The electric carmaker has struggled to raise production volumes through hi-tech automation and was forced to fly in a new production line from Germany to Nevada in 2018 after robots failed to coordinate seamlessly at the U.S. factory. For the new Model Y, Tesla chief
Tesla Model 3 dismantled: It's needlessly complicated to build, says analyst
Munro & Associates says it costs $2,000 more to make than BMW i3.
Tesla Model 3 teardown verdict: Profitable, and a ‘symphony of engineering’
Build quality issues aside, Tesla's EV is hugely impressive.
BMW i3 called 'most revolutionary car' since Ford Model T
Tear-down expert Munro & Associates analyzes BMW i3 plug-in and finds enough there to call it the best-engineered car in decades. Since the Ford Model T, in fact.
Buy this Munro report, get a free BMW i3
If you buy the Master- or OEM-level version of a detailed production and cost report on the BMW i3, prepared by engineering Munro & Associates, the firm will give you a 'free' i3.
Reverse-engineering i3 shows BMW profits after 20,000 sales
The black art of reverse engineering is explored by Forbes, in this fascinating piece that tears down BMW's cutting-edge i3 electric car.