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.

  • @dohju
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    910 months ago

    Worked for a car manufacturer doing statistical analysis on gap & flushness all over the exterior… And the door gaps are a bitch to get right. Probably the most difficult ones over the whole car. All the manufacturers struggle with this to a degree. This is also the one place where part quality is probably most critical.

    The other gaps are usually handled by designing the angles in a beneficial way etc. When they show up in a bigger way it’s almost always bad design.

    • @scottywh
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      110 months ago

      Replacing car doors with ones from a junkyard is always fun too.