Bulletproof? Is it waterproof? Ts&Cs say: ‘Failure to put Cybertruck in Car Wash Mode may result in damage’

  • Jesus
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    948 months ago

    Telsa’s designers have weird history with water. I get the sense that they just don’t do a lot of proper testing in wet environments.

    For example, it’s not uncommon for a lot of Teslas to actually grow mold in their air filtration system because they don’t properly drain water.

    For example: https://youtu.be/vQxP6PaSmLc

    • AggressivelyPassive
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      478 months ago

      Maybe that happens if you design a car like an iPod with a bunch of engineers living in California and Texas.

      • @stoly
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        8 months ago

        TX and CA do get plenty of rain. In fact, TX gets hit with hurricanes all the time.

        It’s worse: they are not doing sufficient testing. This is why the larger manufacturers are passing Tesla by - they already have the standards and procedures in place.

        • @[email protected]
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          48 months ago

          Not to mention the other companies don’t have a volatile man child solely responsible for decision making.

      • @PunnyName
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        238 months ago

        Texas has plenty of rain and car washes. This is just bad overall design.

        • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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          88 months ago

          True, and GM makes plenty of cars that rust at the drop of a hat. My old truck had its brake lines sandwiched between the bed and the frame, and they weren’t non-corrosive, so these things regularly fail if you don’t keep them dry.

        • GladiusB
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          48 months ago

          California has had it’s share of rain too

    • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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      328 months ago

      “There’s no water on Mars so we don’t have to worry about it” - Elon, probably