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About Tesla

Tesla Inc. (formerly Tesla Motors) is an energy + technology company originally from California and currently headquartered in Austin, Texas.

They produce electric vehicles (with a heavy focus on autonomy), batteries, and energy/solar products for the grid.

Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I never noticed the wheel wells before. Man, that's an ugly truck!

[–] willya@lemmyf.uk 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’s a cover that pops off.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not the hubcaps, although those are ugly too. I mean the fender flares shaped like a stop sign.

[–] willya@lemmyf.uk 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ohhh yeah lol. No curves anywhere.

[–] Brokewood@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The old F-117 style of stealth. Nice.

[–] Halcyon@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

No, too many vertical surfaces on the sides.

[–] blindsight@beehaw.org 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The best bit is in the last paragraph.

Some Cybertruck owners say their fellow Cybertruckers are blowing things out of proportion, and one said it’s a good idea to not “...drive it in the rain, or get it wet.” ... Others are in favor of their Cybertrucks developing orange stains, saying that they’re looking forward to the patina the stainless steel may develop.

Todd "Rust spots are a feature, bro."

Clint "Nah, man. You done fucked up. You should have known not to drive your truck in the rain. What were you thinking!?"

Todd "Orange spots look good. I'm not experiencing cognitive dissonance. Nope. Totally normal to have as a brand new $100K rust car. I wanted this to happen."

[–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Stainless steel still rusts. It just rusts far slower. Having a bare all stainless steel vehicle was stupid.

[–] CosmicApe@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Did they not clear coat the steel?

[–] SapphironZA@lemmings.world 7 points 2 years ago

Nope. It's bare metal.

There is an paint option that costs $13000

They probably used equipment on (things that are not stainless steel) and the stainless, contaminating the stainless. ( Any cutting/sanding/buffing equipment you use on stainless steel should either be new or only used for stainless previously, iircc. )

[–] ursakhiin@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

NGL.. This made me laugh out loud.

[–] JakenVeina@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because. Because they're made of stainless steel.

[–] PilferJynx@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Adds character to the meme-machine.

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

The forum posts contain images

https://www.cybertruckownersclub.com/forum/threads/rust-spots-corrosion-is-the-norm.11988/page-2

It looks like surface contamination to me, which can happen when iron or non-stainless steel gets embedded into the surface of the stainless through abrasive action, like scrubbing a stainless sink with steel wool, or as some people have stipulated, iron dust from the rail carriers during transport.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago