This Is Why Tesla’s Stainless Steel Cybertrucks May Be Rusting::Who knew stainless steel might not be such a good idea for the exterior of an electric SUV? The entire automotive industry, that’s who.

  • CALIGVLA@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 months ago

    Wait, they’re made of stainless fucking steel? That’s so stupid it’s beyond words, why not just paint the damn things to look like stainless steel?

    • fluxion@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      I think the original idea was the stainless steel would provide a rigid exoskeleton so the vehicle could save weight/space on internal structural support, but in the end they still needed similar internal structural supports so the insistence to retain the uselessly heavy/expensive steel panels was probably one of Elon’s classic strokes of genius.

      • TheFriar@lemm.ee
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        9 months ago

        It’s hard being a misunderstood genius. Especially if the part that’s misunderstood is that you possess virtually no genius.