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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    1 year ago

    Panel gaps are just a ubiquitous feature of a Tesla. This isn’t a surprise, and the apologists will say it’s no big deal.

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      1 year ago

      I am not a car guy. Would gaps allow water to come in and causes issues as well as act like asail increasing air resistance?

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        1 year ago

        It would slightly increase wind resistance. Every car has weather stripping, making water not a concern even for comparatively very large gaps.

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        1 year ago

        Don’t ask questions, just hail Elon our overlord who can do no wrong!

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      1 year ago

      You should see the videos of model Y owners (a model they’ve had many iterations on) roll down their window during rain to get a drive through order and the water pours into the open window directly onto the, you guessed it, button console used to open/close the window and DOOR. I’m sure that won’t eventually cause problems. With OPENING THE DOOR.

      And it’s not just falling rain, it literally channels rain from the glass roof directly into any open window. It’s hilarious.