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Tesla: You’ll Have to Wipe Dead Bugs and Bird Poop off Your Cybertruck ASAP to Avoid Corrosion (www.motorbiscuit.com)
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[–] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Or Tesla could offer a different material choice, like COR-TEN steel. Its rusty surface will hide all the bugs and dirt and one does not need to wash the car immediately after exposure. Also, this choice of material comes with the same disadvantages stainless steel has to offer: e.g. no proper alignment of the body panels. This means that Tesla doesn't have to change their way of assembly.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Hold up; are you actually blaming Teslas poor panel alignment on the material they chose and not their 'craftsmanship'?

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    Well, of course most of it is attributed to the (lack of) craftmanship. I've seen videos of Teslas that are falling apart, because of sloppy assembly.

    I have read somewhere else that stainless steel sheet metal has different properties than the regular metal cars are usually made of, which makes it harder to process. I can imagine that it is harder to align such material in general.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Honestly, this would be pretty convenient. Some people may think it's ugly (though you're already driving this piece of shit), but it'd hide a lot of dirt and stuff so you don't need to worry about keeping it clean as much. If you're using it for an actual truck to haul cargo and stuff, this would be ideal, though we all know these cyber trucks are never going to have any cargo in their beds.

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