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Haha, true. Nothing escapes large ice projectiles falling from the sky. Just like the hammer used in the bowl picture. Yet the 3mm thickness vs regular car (0.6 - 0.8mm) will help a bit more. That's how you build more character, LOL. 0.8mm painted cars hit by hailstorms look really bad, esp...

I've been watching some terrible hailstorms lately and that got me thinking: Provided that the glass can take or not take a large hailstorm, what do you think would happen to the 3mm stainless steel body and the Alu vault?

I think you are right, it is just a different view angle, was referring to the yellow line, it seemed more slanted.

compare with original. View angle is reversed.

LOL. True.

I like how the upper part of the door panel is now slanted instead of 90 degrees. Looks 'sporty" but I also see extra functionality... A grab handle?

Yes., a 12" speaker has slightly more area than two 8" speakers but the clarity and DSP on two smaller speakers surpass the advantages of a signle 12". Think road noise cancellation. (road noise frequency is ~200HZ)

IMHO, there is a lot of DSP in modern sound systems and provided that you have multiple microphones the sound from many "tiny speakers" can produce big sound. Also, I think it will be excellent for road noise cancellation (more granularity in delivering the opposite wave phase).

The cabin has more volume thus more work for the subwoofers. Having 2 subwoofers allows for more clarity + DSP capabilities applications such as noise reduction -- I believe subwoofers are an excellent match for the road/ tire frequency domain. Exciting stuff, IMHO!

Here is a Model 3 subwoofer, looks similar, IMHO,. https://www.ebay.com/itm/364218130591

Looks like Cybertruck will have a killer sound system. Dual subwoofers! Nice! Elon replies: "You can play Cyberpunk, Elden Ring and 1000s of other games in your *car* with an epic sound system!!"

Stainless steel is not oleophobic by nature. It can accumulate fingerprints and smudges quite easily. I've seen it in all situations, polish grain or texture... An eye sore. I like getting my car dirty but I also expect a 'like new look" after washing. I wonder if the CT stainless steel sheet...

The skin of an APC (take the BTR for example) is ~7mm or 9mm thick. In theory, CT can be made with a stronger skin. 3mm-->9mm

48V->13.5V@20A. "Legacy support". Maybe. Another option is USB-PD with 48V support (240watt) will practically make the Cigarette Lighter socket absolete. For comparison, Model 3 and Y have USB-PD at 9V, 3A (27WATTS).

The alternator seems promising. I think splitting the battery could work as the chassis is 100% isolated from the HV battery terminals. However, balancing a split battery might be difficult. GM has some interesting patents. https://insideevs.com/news/587807/gm-dual-charging-port-patent/

a 100-200Kw DC-DC? Way too heavy. ;)

I believe that most US Superchargers support only 400V charging, which will cause compatibility issues for the Cybertruck with older Tesla SuperCharging stations. Is there a workaround to enable 400V DC charging on an 800V system, such as dividing/splitting the battery? Is this feasible or not?

true. Current Teslas use hydraulic power steering with an electric pump and all kinds of reservoirs to buffer the power. Steer-by-wire uses an electric motor for steering, which is more efficient but might require larger power swings, 12V systems cannot easily cope (hundreds of amps!) but 48V...

IMHO, there are legit situations when you need power steering and others w/o the main HV battery pack. Example: Pyrofuse blows, HV disconnects while driving. Very stressful for the LV pack, if not impossible to get 10C discharge rates, even for short periods of time.

Yes, this would be a solution. Usually, the chassis is tied to the GND of the low voltage battery (for EMI shielding purposes, etc) while the HV battery is 'floating'. However, there is an absolute need to have power in case the HV battery pack fails -- you need to open doors, deploy airbags...