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The shape or design of most vehicles answers to consumer tastes etc. For trucks there is a clear preference for the boxy "traditionalist" masculine aesthetic. Marketing for trucks make this obvious...the gravelly voiced narrator, images of trucks spraying dirt and mud in all directions and the...

Last year Elon mentioned that the design for the CT would be revealed. Earlier this year the design was stated to be finalized. No reveal. My guess (fwiw) is that the design is not finalized. why? 1. Tesla will wait closer to delivery to reveal competitive updates to the design to compete...

I thought early orders were going to some employees. It appears to have taken a few months to install a 6100 gigapress in Austin. Tesla just ordered a 8100 gigipress and the foundation hasn't yet started. It is good that there is some initial production line activity in Fremont for the CT but...

https://www.engineersedge.com/aluminum_plate.htm Aluminum alloys and their material properties vary widely I am curious about the allow Tesla uses as it was designed to retain net shape after casting... that is cool! but is it tough like 7075? or brittle like conventional aluminum cast...

I once knew a supercapacitor company that was always mentioning their pilot production line they built but as it turned out a decade later they never had working technology- just a pilot line making meh dielectric. Interestingly they took a lot of investor money along the way. Hiring a...

BTW, I really like the letter above to the Secretary of Transportation. Perhaps EV owners could have a voice, along with manufacturer's to advise our government. Is it possible for this forum and other internet user groups to find each other, elect representatives, refine and state our needs...

Historically the government has mostly stepped in to establish standards. If the rumor that Tesla will allow others to use their SCs with an app and adapter then they should be a larger part of the solution rather than basing standards on the just CCS standard and excluding Tesla. Whatever...

I have a honda crosstour (soon to be sold). When my wife and I decided to consider the tesla MY I was concerned that it would be too compact. We really liked the crosstour because it is roomy and comfortable. So I compared the cabin dimensions and was surprised that the dimensions were all...

we are all spartacus...(couldn't resist) But I do agree. Tesla had a crazy year with an incredible amount of attention good and bad. The rise in SP seemed irrational and probably is if view from the perspective of fundamentals. Tesla needs to iron out the petty quality issues and publish...

We could not wait and bought a Y a few weeks ago. Told my wife while we were waiting for delivery that we will drive the Y until the CT is ready. Now she feels like she may want both the Y and the CT. I guess I better plan two chargers....

There is a minor adversarial relationship between "designers" and engineers. Designers grab their pens and sketch the facade and then rationalize it, like architects, with heaping piles of steaming rhetoric. Yes, eye candy sells and in the truck market it is brutish grills with gravelly voiced...

I live in east Mesa AZ. I am just a couple of miles north of the old GM proving ground. Years ago when GM would load some vehicles with data acquisition equipment (and their manufacturer plates) you could often see them driving around. Perhaps the driver was an engineer or tech or just a...

If they are using 304L sheet where the mill finish will make it to the end then we should not expect any welding (seam or spot) on visible surfaces. So internal bracing- annealed/stamped pieces could be welded to flanges on the exterior pieces. Or perhaps there will be a final sand process on...

5G? why not. Starlink would be better. Did Tesla or SpaceX announce any plans to allow starlink service to be portable from home to vehicle. I would prefer to have starlink wherever I may be... one account.

The exoskeleton appears to be a mix of gauges. The exterior is 3-4mm 304L and that would be scored and bent. interior pieces appear annealed and work hardened by stamping. The internal pieces may be slightly thinner gauges. The components are assembled and welded but welds are not located near...

one of the challenges of Baja is the dust getting into engines. Not a challenge for a CT. At the end of a race the CT driver would be clean sipping a latte.

I thought the first few CTs were for employees. NDA? Ideally they will produce betas using actual production tooling to dial in springback of the sheetmetal and other fit issues. With these Betas they can abuse them and hopefully tweak the designs before orders are delivered. In terms of...

I should have known better to read these comments. Now I am getting ads with pictures of rats and my wife is not happy. But it really is a good topic. critters do crawl into spaces in vehicles and where critters go so does water and dirt. Suspension is hard to enclose but an EV can be sealed...

Can't argue taste. I personally like the CT and reserved a dual and FSD. But the CT does have a cost advantage over its competitors. The RT-1 is 69k and is competing really with a 500 mile tri-motor without FSD at $69.9k where the RT-1 is out classed. But I guess if the traditional truck look...

Rotary seals will always be subject to some pressure and wear. However, there is a technique using a sub-micron gap where the seal leaks but the leak is minimal and the use of a pressure controller and small pump could easily compensate for the leakage. Drawbacks are significant. Creating...