Re:Tesla Cybertruck
by whysohardtoc on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:36AM
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Flat panel is what trucks have needed to go back to. Get a bad dent or the garbage is rusting out? Cut it out and weld some sheet on top. No need buy an entire door or go to a body shop.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck
by IAmGraydon on Friday November 22, 2019 @04:54AM
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Are you being serious? This is a Tesla. You think people are going to repair them by welding steel sheet on top?
Not immediately but if this thing is as indestructible as it looks, after 10 years of hard use, new battery pack, it's not hard to imagine that it'll be fixed by welding steel panels on it.
The DeLorean isn't exactly famed for body repairability and this is just that, a DeLorean grotesquely inflated to light tank scale.
Flat panels are less secure, because flat surfaces are less stiff than curved or creased surfaces (theory you can easily test with a piece of paper).
Re:Tesla Cybertruck
by CamperBob2 on Friday November 22, 2019 @03:51AM
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Did you watch the video? They "tested" it with a sledgehammer.
Yes, and the panels in this truck have a reinforcing crease.
I was referring to parent comment
Re:Tesla Cybertruck
by jenkinstrigger on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:25AM
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ok sure, but what if they paint it red?
What if they anodized it red?
you don't anodize steel.
They said they would vinyl wrap for different colors.
F150s have been getting more and more like this, this is exactly what they want.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck
by afterburner on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:14AM
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F150s still have curved sections... this is more like the F-117.
Re:Tesla Cybertruck
by infinitybeyond on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:46AM
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Did you see the photo of the F-117 when they were showing inspirations for it?
Re:Tesla Cybertruck
by newnewpdro on Friday November 22, 2019 @05:10AM
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Which makes perfect sense, pickup trucks do benefit from a reduced radar signature greater than lighter weight body panels that are equally strong...
As a Long time F150 Buyer, no we do not
Re:Tesla Cybertruck
by look_lookatme on Friday November 22, 2019 @07:55AM
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Hear hear.
This thing alienates far more than it attracts in the pickup truck market.