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      06-03-2021, 05:17 AM   #16
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If you want to know why A Tesla is lighter than a comparable BMW than you have to look into the details. The dedicated EV platform majorly effects the weight of the body in white. And here we are talking about a difference of roundabout 50kg.

All the other kg are contributed by a lot of other stuff: wiring harness (this is where Tesla has a real advantage in weight saving!), thickness of materials, overall interior parts, silencing measures….
What's also important to know are the global crash safety requirements. The newer the car or the later the homologation comes, the higher the requirements over all markets in the world become. This often concludes in the need to add structural reinforcements for example in the frontend (small overlap) or the doors.

https://portal.a2mac1.com/de/home-7/

If you are able to get access to this platform it helps to understand how the weight of the cars is distributed. They tear down several cars and make a full analysis of the total vehicle. They have a real impressive amount of cars in their database and nearly all brands.
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1989 E32 735i, 1992 e34 535i, 2003 E39 540i, 2014 F36 430d, 2017 F22 M240i, 2018 F87 M2, 2019 G20 330d, 2020 M4 Competition, 2020 G20 M340i, 2021 M5 Competition
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