• psud
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    2 months ago

    The other cars are mild steel shells on alloy subframes. They mild steel is easy to press into shape

    Cybertruck is stainless steel, it is much harder than mild steel and doesn’t bend easily, so they made it out of flat panels

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      2 months ago

      Yet DeLorean Motor Company figured out how to do it 40 years ago, and designed a much cooler looking vehicle with it…

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        2 months ago

        Indeed. Much of what makes cybertruck look bad is its proportions.