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Airplanes flying for decades are made of aluminum.

• albrewer 4y ago
  Comparing car design and operating conditions to that of airplanes is kind of silly. The operating conditions of aircraft are far better defined and restricted. Additionally, aircraft airframes are regularly inspected and fully radiographed at certain intervals. Components that develop flaws are changed out when the flaws are detected. The same is not true of cars.
• Snoozus 4y ago
  Their cables?
  • schiffern 4y ago
    Tesla isn't using aluminum "cables" either. They use the material for large rigid bus bars. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35014013 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35014013