Joe Tegtmeyer has close up analysis of the Tesla.
The Tesla Cybertruck can complete the interior other than the A,B and C pillars along with the front windshield.
It is then just five major parts to complete the outside body including the bed of the cybertruck.
This is far fewer parts and steps for the construction of a truck.
Two main parts for the stainless steel outer shell and a liner that is bonded adhesively to the shell. The inner liner shell has all of the mounting brackets. Everything is bolted right to the castings. There is also a plastic liner for the truck bed.
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All after-crash repairs are off the charts expensive these days. A minor rear-ender on a 2020 Camry was 11k. How much worse can Tesla be?
Cybertruck is seriously one of the worst automotive ideas that ever has seen the light of day
What part?
Stainless steel exterior?
48v electrical system?
Ethernet systems control?
Steer by wire?
Rear wheel steering?
Full air suspension?
So… pretty much disposable, then.
Any damage and you need to replace a fifth of the vehicle body
No, no. When the Cybertruck crashes at 260 km/hr it’s just a scratch. You can easily buff it out:
https://youtube.com/shorts/MivJItroabU?si=ra4RMZyc-JNhDckw
That’s CG, not real.
no, you just cut out the mangled portion, and weld in the new (un-mangled) portion.
That’s almost certainly an uneconomical repair with wealthy country wages.
Tesla’s emphasis on reducing manufacturing costs by reducing the chassis parts count (not just tin this vehicle) is in the way of exploiting the potential longevity of battery-electric vehicles (and stainless steel or aluminium alloy chassis). Battery-electric vehicles should be very easy to repair, and ideally be easily able to cheaply receive body modification kits to keep their appearance modern.
you’re joking, you KNOW that moderate damage often TOTALS the current crop of ICE and Electric cars.