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Originally Posted by smicker
We actually don't share a chassis--although it is built by the same company (Norsk Hydro) that builds the Elise chassis.
Only 7% of the Elise parts carry over to the Tesla. More information can be found here:
Tesla Motors - Marketing |
I would love to see how they calculate that figure. You see this extrusion has the holes drilled in a different spot so its a completely different part. We use a different supplier for bolts and there are 350 of them in the car so 350 parts are different in that respect.
Im sure the cars dont share tons of parts but I'd put the number at about 50% by weight