Tesla Cybertruck May Have A Rust Problem::One of the more standout qualities of the Tesla Cybertruck is its bare stainless-steel body. The stainless-steel body gives the Cybertruck a unique design, but

      • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        11 months ago

        Given their current track record for QA I’m going to guess that it’s the lowest grade they could still call stainless

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          11 months ago

          Depends whether Elon made the decision or Captain Sensible snuck in and did it while Elon was playing with Twitter.

          It’s not like Tesla doesn’t have smart people, they just don’t get to make the decisions some of the time.

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      It’s not really a surprise at this point. They’ve been avoiding automotive grade parts for a reasonable amount of their cars. Notably the screen.