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.

  • Clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    What a surprise! The other well known stainless steel car, the Delorean DMC-12, is FAMOUS for being a huge pain in the ass to work on. Dents and dings are tremendous problems, and stainless steel is super heavy.

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      1 year ago

      Not to mention all of the manual labour it took to make all the panels to fit properly. No 2 delorean were the same

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      1 year ago

      Depending on the grade, the weight difference between stainless steel and carbon steel of the same thickness is not much of any at all.