Body panels - are pre-production units 3d printed

skidoofast

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Do you think Slate already has the body panel molds or are the pre production panels 3d printed?

also, I wonder if the inner door frame is steel or composite
 

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Do you think Slate already has the body panel molds or are the pre production panels 3d printed?

also, I wonder if the inner door frame is steel or composite
To get the 5-star rating, I think the door frames need to be steel.
 

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Body panels are probably vacuum or pressure formed. Not particularly complex so the tooling is relatively cheap. Less than $5K each panel style.
 
 
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