> Any minor damage and the car will be toast because the insurance company will total it. No because cars with castings still have crush cans. Only a crash har

> Any minor damage and the car will be toast because the insurance company will total it. No because cars with castings still have crush cans. Only a crash hard enough to go threw the crush cans and bend the frame will require totaling. And that is not a small crash. The castings are very strong and hard to bend, being aluminum that is specifically cast in a shape to be strong. You can see the crush cans here: https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/Tesla-mOdel-Y-underbody-2.jpg?quality=82&strip=all https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/Tesla...