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What part of the stainless exoskeleton did they not deliver on? https://www.tesla.com/learn/superior-durability-cybertruck-hfs-hard-freaking-stainless?utm_sour

by tejohnso 11mo ago

What part of the stainless exoskeleton did they not deliver on? https://www.tesla.com/learn/superior-durability-cybertruck-hfs-hard-freaking-stainless?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.tesla.com/learn/superior-durability-cybertruck-h... I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if promises weren't kept or expectations not met. This is the same company that has a product called Full Self Driving that cannot fully self drive.

SoftTalker 11mo ago
Was the concept as hideously ugly as the actual design? I still don't understand how people can drive those things in public.
- dhosek 11mo ago
  Whenever I see one in the wild, I point and laugh like Nelson from the Simpsons. Ha-ha!
  - brewdad 11mo ago
    I let them know I think they are number one. Choice of digit varies on my mood.
- dh2022 11mo ago
  The drivers probably have the mental development of a middle-schooler - these trucks are FIRE with 7-grader boys!
  - reaperducer 11mo ago
    And all the 50+ guys who were into Stomper 4x4s as children.
- toast0 11mo ago
  Hideously ugly can grow on you. After many years of seeing them, I now covet an xB (the original design, not the bubbly redesign that didn't sell). Not sure I'll ever appreciate a beefcake DeLorean though.
pipsterwo 11mo ago
They originally claimed the stainless steel panels would replace the internal frame and thus be more efficient to produce. But they shipped with a traditional frame
- interestica 11mo ago
  This was genuinely innovative and intriguing. Did the numbers just not work out for manufacturing or some other thing get in the way?
  - cogman10 11mo ago
    The way they proposed doing it was folding steel sheets into the CT structure. My guess is they were never able to produce consistent enough folds. It takes pretty precise metal working to make that work.
masklinn 11mo ago
The “exoskeleton” part? The stainless panels are poorly glued to an aluminum frame. The frame provides the structure, the panels are load, not bearing.
MengerSponge 11mo ago
Presumably the part about it not falling apart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM
emptybits 11mo ago
In 2019, Musk asked for deposits as he told the world "We created an exoskeleton ... the body and bed on a traditional body-on-frame design don’t do anything useful. They’re dead weight." MotorTrend describes Tesla's failure well in their Nov 2023 teardown. Read the "Does the Tesla Cybertruck Have an "Exoskeleton?" section. Spoiler: It doesn't. The stainless panels are not load-bearing. The Cybertruck has a conventional unibody chassis. https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-fact-checking-claims-reveal https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-fact-checki...

SoftTalker 11mo ago

Was the concept as hideously ugly as the actual design? I still don't understand how people can drive those things in public.

dhosek 11mo ago
Whenever I see one in the wild, I point and laugh like Nelson from the Simpsons. Ha-ha!
- brewdad 11mo ago
  I let them know I think they are number one. Choice of digit varies on my mood.
dh2022 11mo ago
The drivers probably have the mental development of a middle-schooler - these trucks are FIRE with 7-grader boys!
- reaperducer 11mo ago
  And all the 50+ guys who were into Stomper 4x4s as children.
toast0 11mo ago
Hideously ugly can grow on you. After many years of seeing them, I now covet an xB (the original design, not the bubbly redesign that didn't sell). Not sure I'll ever appreciate a beefcake DeLorean though.

pipsterwo 11mo ago

They originally claimed the stainless steel panels would replace the internal frame and thus be more efficient to produce. But they shipped with a traditional frame

interestica 11mo ago
This was genuinely innovative and intriguing. Did the numbers just not work out for manufacturing or some other thing get in the way?
- cogman10 11mo ago
  The way they proposed doing it was folding steel sheets into the CT structure. My guess is they were never able to produce consistent enough folds. It takes pretty precise metal working to make that work.

masklinn 11mo ago

The “exoskeleton” part? The stainless panels are poorly glued to an aluminum frame. The frame provides the structure, the panels are load, not bearing.

MengerSponge 11mo ago

Presumably the part about it not falling apart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM

emptybits 11mo ago

In 2019, Musk asked for deposits as he told the world "We created an exoskeleton ... the body and bed on a traditional body-on-frame design don’t do anything useful. They’re dead weight." MotorTrend describes Tesla's failure well in their Nov 2023 teardown. Read the "Does the Tesla Cybertruck Have an "Exoskeleton?" section. Spoiler: It doesn't. The stainless panels are not load-bearing. The Cybertruck has a conventional unibody chassis. https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-fact-checking-claims-reveal https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-fact-checki...