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This Is Why Tesla’s Stainless Steel Cybertrucks May Be Rusting (www.wired.com)
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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.

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[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 37 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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 2 points 9 months ago

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