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The stainless steel body of Tesla's Cybertruck is reportedly leading to issues with gaps in between the panels::The Cybertruck's steel is made in "coils that resemble giant rolls of toilet paper," WSJ reported.

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[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 62 points 9 months ago (5 children)

What a surprise! The other well known stainless steel car, the Delorean DMC-12, is FAMOUS for being a huge pain in the ass to work on. Dents and dings are tremendous problems, and stainless steel is super heavy.

[–] JiveTurkey@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Depending on the grade, the weight difference between stainless steel and carbon steel of the same thickness is not much of any at all.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Don't most cars use aluminum as well as carbon steel in their frames, to save on weight?

[–] Skwerls@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 9 months ago

I doubt this has any stainless in the frame. Really it should be a comparison of stainless vs aluminum and plastic body panels

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