I thought CT's design was suppose to simplify building, even make it cheaper.

[Cal1]

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Elon says
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Very hard car to build, as it is unlike any other, but, as stated publicly, Cybertruck production starts this year.

WTH is he talking about hard to build? I do understand that any production line build out is not easy but he's making this sound like ...well it's gonna be hard!

Not what I want to hear. Funny how so many have focused on the giga casting and nothing about how they are going to bend stainless steel to make it. Elon pointed out that it's so hard that they have to score it to make bends. Spring back is always a factor in any metal bending and I assume this will be part of the challenge at scale. Gotta believe they think they have all this figured out before announcing production date forecasts of any kind.

 

[Ogre]

Yeah, seems a little odd for him to say that to me too.

But… something which is more affordable to run and operate could easily be more difficult to build. Particularly since it’s never been built before.

 

[T3SLAROD]

The clues have been out there for sometime, including when he mentioned it was $1 million to build.

But hey, we will get a $39k Truck, $60k Truck and $80k Truck with 500 miles, 2.9 seconds 0-60, 14k Towing with 300 miles of towing …

 

[electracity]

Tesla has had years to figure how to build CT. They have had a year of learning to make casting with the model Y. The only major issue should be 4680 yield. If they have missed a major issue in assembly CT someone has really screwed up.

Both the model 3 and model X showed many signs of being pushed out the door. By contrast the CT is a 48 month pregnancy.

I'm sure an attempt to meet Elons original time frame would have been a mess. Fortunately they didn't have the batteries to build it.

Elon saying its hard to build probably isn't suggesting that they still have significant issue. He's most likely saying that have made a major time investment in developing the manufacturing procedures to do it right.

 

[ElectricIAC]

At this point I’d settle for this truck.
I can’t wait to have people asking me to help them move.

 

[mspohr]

Tesla Cybertruck Went From Exoskeleton Marvel to Unibody Honda Ridgeline Competitor

The descent into disappointment had a few other steps, such as using an innovative cell that was just an ordinary one and a ridiculously large windshield wiper

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Anyone following the Tesla Cybertruck saga is probably relieved that it is coming to an end. From a clumsy revelation on November 21, 2019, it may finally reach production lines in 2023. We know that because the company shared a few images of its pilot production line that show the electric pickup truck's body. It was enough for manufacturing specialists to declare it is a unibody product, like "a big old Model Y" or a "Honda Ridgeline." That was the last nail in the disappointment coffin that buried any hope of a truly innovative vehicle.

 

[gflar]

Elon has said a number of times the CT is very difficult to build. Difficult to build probably results in higher production cost, until they find efficiencies and streamline more processes.

 

[bruce4000]

Stainless steel is no doubt harder to work with and that’s why they can’t do normal stamped body panels. However, the railroads were building passenger car bodies with stainless steel and flutting and rounded corners since the 1930’s.

 

[NewbyMaybe]

He's just cranky, training and cutting weight will do that to you. My CT is gonna be tweaked and knocked around at work so crooked creases won't matter.

 

[gflar]

He's just cranky, training and cutting weight will do that to you. My CT is gonna be tweaked and knocked around at work so crooked creases won't matter.

I feel like with the first batches of CT, the general public will be too curious and start testing the CTs exoskeleton and glass by throwing heavy objects at randomly park Cybertrucks.

 

[henderrj]

I feel like with the first batches of CT, the general public will be too curious and start testing the CTs exoskeleton and glass by throwing heavy objects at randomly park Cybertrucks.

Have good insurance!

(And run sentry mode.)

 

[SalisburySam]

Elon saying its hard to build probably isn't suggesting that they still have significant issue. He's most likely saying that have made a major time investment in developing the manufacturing procedures to do it right.

Sure, let’s go with that.

 

[FLRifleman]

I feel like with the first batches of CT, the general public will be too curious and start testing the CTs exoskeleton and glass by throwing heavy objects at randomly park Cybertrucks.

Perhaps in CA. In most other places, going around damaging people's property is a dangerous endeavor.

 

[NewbyMaybe]

Perhaps in CA. In most other places, going around damaging people's property is a dangerous endeavor.

Not an issue with CT's, they're indestructible. When CT drivers see each other in traffic a casual bumping of fenders will be part of the fun.

 

[Mrbrock]

I feel like with the first batches of CT, the general public will be too curious and start testing the CTs exoskeleton and glass by throwing heavy objects at randomly park Cybertrucks.

Perhaps in CA. In most other places, going around damaging people's property is a dangerous endeavor.

Just park it somewhere in Oakland or SanFran with the windows up and doors locked and a concerned citizen will test the integrity of the glass to ensure it meets specifications.

 

[NewbyMaybe]

CT's will only be popular until someone mass produces a StarWars speeder bike that comes with an Ewok.