Not that it is the case here (it almost certainly isn't), but not all corrosion is 'bad'. Some steels are designed to form a protective layer of corrosion and

Not that it is the case here (it almost certainly isn't), but not all corrosion is 'bad'. Some steels are designed to form a protective layer of corrosion and then stop corroding. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weathering_steel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weathering_steel If Tesla really wanted to stick to the cyberpunk theme, they should have chosen COR-TEN :)