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*All of them. As far as anyone is aware, the very specific alloy needed is proprietary to Tesla. Volvo has one on order, but Tesla still jas even larger ones o
by gibolt 5y ago
*All of them. As far as anyone is aware, the very specific alloy needed is proprietary to Tesla.
Volvo has one on order, but Tesla still jas even larger ones on order for the Cybertruck
- aspenmayer 5y agoI wonder if they will be able to use the same ones for their upcoming semi’s?
- jazzyjackson 5y agospeculation: tesla pivots and makes a semi-trailer-compatible variant of cybertruck tri-motor can probably haul a 53 foot trailer right? edit: from a brief googling, appears max tow capacity of tri-motor is approx 14,000 lbs, competitive with a F-350 dually; dry weight of 53 foot trailer happens to be around the same, sounds heavy to me but what do I know Still, could be good for ~20 footers, nothing to sneeze at
- aspenmayer 5y agoYou’re onto something! Bear with me… Tesla CyberTowTruck.
- panick21_ 5y agoThey will very likely have some casting in the Semi but unlike these cars the Semi will be a Body on Frame design so these structures will be less load baring then they are in cars. The Cybertruck will use it for the back-end but the structure will be in the exo-skelloton.
- aspenmayer 5y agoThanks for that. I didn’t know these details. Is the body on frame design standard for semis?
- trainsarebetter 5y agoYes, and pretty much any truck of any size
- aspenmayer 5y agoI wonder if they’ll do anything off the wall like a maglev air ride suspension.
- panick21_ 5y agoVery, very unlikely. Technologies like that don't just show up in mass production vehicles like that. Tesla want to make 1 million of those a year. Cybertruck is already quite full of new tech. The Cell-To-Pack structural pack will still be very new. Exo-skelleton and stainless steal is totally unique (Delorian was just stainless panels). Cybertruck will have the upgraded package for 'self driving' meaning new cameras, new chips and so on. It will also have the famous security windows. What we are not yet sure about is if it will include a higher Voltage for the internal electronics putting power and data on the same cable across the car. Tesla has been wanting to do that for quite a while.
- trainsarebetter 5y agoExo-skeleton from my understanding is marketing for unibody. like most vehicles other than traditional body in frame trucks. Moving from 12v to 24 or even 48v makes a lot of sense. Not sure what you mean by power and data on the same lines, sounds like a horrible plan.
- panick21_ 5y agoEco-skeleton is a unibody, no question about that. But that doesn't make it 'marketing'. Interior unibody was just always assumed because in cars (unlike planes) nobody ever did exo. And its not a marketing features as it has a number of real advantages. Part reduction being one and smaller easier bodyshop. Not needing any paint anymore (a modern Painshop cost 500M). > Not sure what you mean by power and data on the same lines, sounds like a horrible plan. Well we have this things called Ethernet and PoE. Works pretty well for me.