Model 2 Prep? Tesla's Berlin GigaFactory To Have EIGHT Giant Casting Machines

Tesla’s filings for Gigafactory Berlin reveal a particularly interesting detail about the upcoming facility. Based on the documents, Giga Berlin is poised to have eight giant casting machines, or “Giga Presses,” onsite. The presence of the machines, as well as their number, suggests that Tesla may be exploring the idea of rolling out new vehicles that are designed similarly to the Model Y, which uses single-piece casts. 

SanJoseDriver - 9/9/2020 1:29:56 PM

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A compact model hasn't even been designed yet. This is all for the Model Y and maybe a next gen 3. As suspected that means most of the Model Y will be cast, leading to far fewer parts, lower unit costs, and fewer quality issues.

MDarringer - 9/9/2020 9:40:17 PM

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And yet you claim you don't work for them.

SanJoseDriver - 9/10/2020 10:50:39 PM

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Oh man, I wish I did. I'd be a legit new money techie right now. I used to tell myself that any appreciation in the stock I would use to buy a cool future car--now I can pick anything on the Tesla roadmap. I'm wondering if I'm old enough to have a midlife crisis and go for the Roadster.

ctsang - 9/9/2020 2:16:34 PM

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cybertruck next