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EV truckmaker is gigacasting its battery packs for longevity
- rasz 3y ago>Instead of stamping the pack casing out of steel, it's using a giant casting press to make a single-piece aluminum enclosure. all I read is 'non-serviceable' > "No welds, no sealer, no multi material joint. funny https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Harbinger_050223-6758.jpg https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Harbi... I see two piece alu pack sealed in the middle. McLaren P1 batteries are less than 10 years old, were build by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Matthey_Battery_Systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Matthey_Battery_System... company specializing in battery systems with long history and huge expertise. All of those 10 year old batteries are pretty much dead, and here this 2 year old startup is molding "20 year lifespan" batteries into truck framerails ... That one picture available makes it look like seams are fastened by screws all around and inaccessible once mounted inside the rails = bad battery equals new frame.