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Originally Posted by Dadhawk
Sounds to me like he plans to gigacast the entire car.
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That is what I was thinking too. The question is how much?
Like right now I think there is a front and rear casting that get assembled separately, and then the shell comes onto those castings, and then the seats mounted directly to the battery and raise up to form the center, and then the doors, glass, hood, fenders, bumpers, etc are attached, so the question is, how far can they take the car? Could they do everything in the front and back in two castings including front and rear fenders and body, and then secure those together with the floor/battery? I feel like three pieces is more likely than two or one just because it would be easier to work on the interior pieces of the front and rear separately like they are doing now, but I could imagine losing the shell.
If they do then they may need to sand/finish the surface, or they could leave it raw for a textured surface. Maybe a textured surface will be a thing in the future where the car surface is patterned to look like leather, wood, metal, carbon fiber, or some design.