Tesla filed a patent application for a new die-casting aluminum alloy suitable for structural ... The die-cast structures are said to replace dozens of individual metal parts that need to be ...

Megacasting is a form of die-casting, a process that involves jamming liquid metal (typically aluminum, in the automotive industry's case) into a mold under high pressure. The amount of pressure ...

Tesla already uses what it calls a gigapress, an aluminum die-casting machine at its factories in the US, Germany, and China. In very basic terms, molten metal is injected into a mold (the “die ...

Tesla was the first carmaker to use die-casting in vehicle manufacturing, replacing many components in the car's structure with a single "megacasting." Other carmakers are already following suit.

Tesla is reportedly close to building a new gigacasting die-cast process to build its possibly Cybertruck-like $25,000 car using techniques new to the automaking industry. If it works, maybe we ...

The automaker's biggest, oldest car plant will use two of Bühler's largest die-casting solutions to build large aluminum structures for its next-generation EVs.

This could be the luxury electric SUV to rule them all. Volvo has confirmed its new EX60 mid-size SUV will launch early next ...

Tesla will be able to die cast nearly all the complex underbody of an EV in one piece, rather than about 400 parts in a conventional car. The know-how is core to Tesla’s “unboxed” manufacturing ...

Zeekr has revealed that it is using the ‘gigapress’ die-casting technique first implemented by Tesla to cut production costs of the all-electric 009 MPV. In the case of the 009, the Chinese ...

To be fair to Tesla, it does sound like it’s made a number of breakthroughs. One downside to casting large pieces is that making changes to the test mold can be incredibly expensive.

TOKYO -- Honda Motor looks to compete in electric vehicles against established players such as Tesla by fusing its efficient welding technology with an advanced die-casting process as it prepares ...