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Originally Posted by detamble13

Is there a large investment in their gigacastings that would lead them to prolong a vehicles body style?

Yes, but that's kinda the point. Because you can do so much with the tophat (the part of the car the customer sees) you DON'T have to make changes to the platform (the part the customer doesn't see). It's also simpler to change wheelbase on a skateboard. On a typical ICE body-on-frame or unibody, there is significant re-engineering involved in changing wheelbase. That's why it's typically only done at a vehicle major upgrade. With a skateboard EV you simply extend or contract the size of the battery box. That's an over-simplification, but not by a lot. Tesla could have done a lot more with Model S and X to change the appearance and or add interior compartment changes without ever touching the platform. But they didn't. I hear that they are about to introduce a longer wheelbase Model Y though.

Originally Posted by detamble13

The best description I've read regarding the pitfalls of FSD is that it makes the easy part of driving easier and the hard parts much harder.

I think that's very accurate.