Tesla Cybertruck
One pugly bad boy! But it might grow in me to like it -- so I ordered one. Tesla Pugly SOB!
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The talk about the Ridgeline got my curiosity up. Wikipedia has a great article on it. The new one still has a bed trunk and a 2 way tailgate like the old Ford wagons. They actually engineered the C pillar in the new one to allow it not to need the sail panel while still using unibody construction. There’s some interesting diagrams of the frame portion of the unibody.
The Cybertruck shown at the reveal really was a concept vehicle. The designer said it was using five lug Model X suspension even though the hubcaps showed six. Plus it did not have the sub structure of the production model.
They have some interesting challenges engineering wise as from my experience with aircraft I’ve seen firsthand that stainless does not play well with a lot of other materials from a galvanic corrosion side. Plus the idea that they’re going to score and fold the skin then stress it could cause cracking issues over time. We’ll see in a few years.
The Cybertruck shown at the reveal really was a concept vehicle. The designer said it was using five lug Model X suspension even though the hubcaps showed six. Plus it did not have the sub structure of the production model.
They have some interesting challenges engineering wise as from my experience with aircraft I’ve seen firsthand that stainless does not play well with a lot of other materials from a galvanic corrosion side. Plus the idea that they’re going to score and fold the skin then stress it could cause cracking issues over time. We’ll see in a few years.
