Nissan will use gigacasting to reduce the cost of its next-generation EVs as it attempts to survive in a hyper-competitive EV market.
High purchase prices are a major barrier to the wider adoption of electric vehicles. A significant portion of this cost comes from expensive batteries. However, in recent years, automakers have been employing an advanced manufacturing technique known as gigacasting. This method helps offset the high cost of batteries, simplifies production, and reduces the weight of EVs. Nissan will follow Tesla, and several other carmakers like Toyota, Hyundai, and Ford, in adopting this technology.
This reduces the number of components, lowers production costs, and makes the vehicles lighter and easier to assemble. Similar to the Tesla Model Y and Cybertruck, future Nissan EVs will use gigapresses to form the rear underbody. Currently, the rear underbody consists of up to 100 parts, which will be combined into single, giant pieces using aluminum casting in 6,000-ton presses.
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