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It actually is that many vehicles don't have a steel chassis. The Model Y for instance has an aluminum chassis to save weight. There even other materials such a
by niblettc 5y ago
It actually is that many vehicles don't have a steel chassis. The Model Y for instance has an aluminum chassis to save weight. There even other materials such as Carbon Fiber used in some high end vehicle.
- cptskippy 5y agoThe rear underbody of the Y is aluminum but it still has a steel chassis. Aluminum can never fully replace steel because it lacks the strength and rigidity. Regardless, aluminum is expensive to extract and refine, requiring a tremendous amount of energy. In terms of cost, on average aluminum is more expensive than steel.
- robocat 5y ago> Aluminum can never fully replace steel because it lacks the strength and rigidity. Huh? The main reason is because Aluminium is expensive. The BWW i3 uses an Aluminium frame exactly because it reduces weight. https://www.marklines.com/en/report_all/Munro003_201710 https://www.marklines.com/en/report_all/Munro003_201710
- cptskippy 5y agoNone of what you said contradicts what you quoted. Steel is a stronger material than aluminum, the trade offs are that it's harder to form and weights more.