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The stainless steel body of Tesla's Cybertruck is reportedly leading to issues with gaps in between the panels::The Cybertruck's steel is made in "coils that resemble giant rolls of toilet paper," WSJ reported.

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[-] pwalshj@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Well, if Sandy Munro said to not worry about it we're good. Oh who tf is Sandy Munro?

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[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

I am just glad the man is distracted, keeps him away from spacex

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 12 points 2 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The Cybertruck's stainless steel body has been difficult to work with, especially when it comes to the vehicle's fit and finish, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

In October, Tesla set a delivery event for the first Cybertrucks for November 30 after two years of delays — and there's signs the truck will have a smaller release than initially expected.

Meanwhile, Musk has warned that it will be difficult to scale production due to the vehicle's unusual design and said the company aims to produce about a quarter million Cybertrucks per year by 2025.

"When you've got a product with a lot of new technology or any brand new vehicle program, especially one that is as different and advanced as the Cybertruck, you will have problems proportionate to how many new things you're trying to solve at scale," Musk said during Tesla's earnings call last month.

Yet despite the enthusiasm, some Tesla fans have already taken to criticizing the design, including the vehicle's enormous windshield wiper and images of its finger-print smudged doors, as well as misaligned panels.

Auto expert Sandy Munro previously told Insider it's unfair to judge the vehicle based off of images of early Cybertruck prototypes.


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[-] dohju@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Worked for a car manufacturer doing statistical analysis on gap & flushness all over the exterior... And the door gaps are a bitch to get right. Probably the most difficult ones over the whole car. All the manufacturers struggle with this to a degree. This is also the one place where part quality is probably most critical.

The other gaps are usually handled by designing the angles in a beneficial way etc. When they show up in a bigger way it's almost always bad design.

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[-] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago

Should have taken a closer look at DMC...

[-] laurelraven 4 points 2 years ago

At least the Delorean actually looked cool and had some style

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[-] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

All steel coils resemble giant rolls of toilet paper no?

[-] Siegfried@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

All toilet papers resemble miniatures of steel coils as well

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