The modules — MGEsoft (structural aluminum framing ... a typical frame takes about 2 hr. Once a layout is complete, the software lets users do basic structural analysis to calculate deflection ...

So far, most electric car batteries are built around a predictable hierarchy: Cells go into modules and ... its unprecedented battery layout. While the battery isn't structural in the same way ...

Currently, Tesla builds battery packs by combining cells into modules, which when ... rear and front underbody to this structural battery pack. This new design reduces the number of parts, the ...