The Cybertruck's steel exterior could need extra protection from winter road salt
The Cybertruck's steel exterior could need extra protection from winter road salt
New Tesla Cybertruck owners might want to wash winter road grime off their pickup as soon as possible to protect the truck's stainless steel frame.
New Tesla Cybertruck owners might want to wash winter road grime off their pickup as soon as possible.
Tesla has not yet shared the Cybertruck's owner's manual publicly, but in two videos posted online, the apparent guide says that the Cybertruck's stainless-steel exterior lacks "a clear coat on the surface of the exterior body panels, meaning scratches that appear are in the stainless steel panels themselves."
The guide shown in the videos also says: "To prevent damage to the exterior, immediately remove corrosive substances (such as grease, oil, bird droppings, tree resin, dead insects, tar spots, road salt, industrial fallout, etc.)"
Manuals for other Tesla models also advise immediate removal of corrosive substances — but "to prevent damage to the paint," rather than the exterior metal itself.
Lol, what a joke vehicle.
Isn't that the main selling point?
Your post-apocalyptic vehicle won't last beyond the 1st salty winter.
You're gonna need to catch a bus to the Thunderdome you tesla rubes.
[laughs in Tina Turner voice]When I see third-world militant groups driving around in cyber trucks, I'll believe it's the vehicle of the apocalypse. Until then, I'll stick with my Toyota pickup with a .50 caliber bolted to the back.
Just as the founding fathers intended
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There wouldn’t be a salty winter in a post apocalypse would there? Like who’s going to be out salting the roads after the collapse of civilisation.
Salt is the least of it's problem
Maybe not, but spending too much time near the coast lines could do it.
no. climate change means instability - like the crazy winter storms we've seen this year so far. the polar vortex destabilizes and sends winter weather far outside the polar region. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/why-extreme-cold-weather-events-still-happen-in-a-warming-world
Enjoy your "truck"
One thing I've learned about stainless steel is it's stain less, not stain proof. It will rust in humid environments, it'll just do it slower than carbon steel.
Stain less, not rust proof. The steel still erodes away, albeit slower and without rust deposits.
Stainless is a class of steels with properties that vary depending on alloy. Some are very corrosion resistant, orhers aren't. Tesla probably chose a cheaper grade than they should have.
In my view, building a truck from corrosion-resistant material was Cybertruck's raison d'etre. If it can't stand up to road salt then what's the point?
Granted, I think we'll need to wait a few winters to understand its real world performance.
The problem is these articles aren't testing the steel but just talking about what Tesla recommends. They will recommend you baby the hell out of it just so they can tell you the damage is user error.
To prevent damage to the exterior, immediately remove corrosive substances (such as grease, oil, bird droppings, tree resin, dead insects, tar spots, road salt, industrial fallout, etc.)"
So dont drive it? Gotcha
Yeah, the body on these things are going to get stained, dinged, scratched, corroded, and all kinds of fucked up and it's going to be costly to repair them if these suburban buyers are going to care about looks.
It's going to be all kinds of fun watching this shit show happen.
If only there were some kind of wear resistant coating we could put on bare metal, to protect cars, since they spend thousands of hours in moderately harsh environments over the years.
You could even make them colored, specifically resistant to the things they're likely to encounter on the road, and sun damage. Or maybe it could come in clear, if you want to show off the metal? You could probably even put many layers on it so it lasts a long time if one gets damaged!
Too bad we haven't invented something like that.
I'd wager the majority will have been bought as collectors items anyway.
Most won't use them, they'll be sat in a garage as a curiosity.
"Could"
The cybertruck weighs 11,000 pounds. 5.5 tons. Close to triple a basic F150, almost double the f150 lightning, and about half a basic box truck.
They should, flat out, be classified as full trucks. These fuckers are going to destroy any residential roads they're regularly driving on.