cybertruck made in America?

[JackT]

The truck yes, but glue they use not make from USA

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[tmeyer3]

As an engineer myself, I can tell you that a vehicle was made by a company marketing team or by engineers by asking one question: imperial or metric?

Jeep used metric even when they were still made in the USA. Metric parts are also more available worldwide. None of this concerns me in the slightest.

 

[Gaximus]

And engine sizes

 

[theyoungblood]

I’ll say it. Anyone who thinks metric isn’t the way to go isn’t an engineer.

Advanced calculations are a pain in the ass with anything else.

I am 100% all for ‘merica but we, and the goddamn British got this wrong.

 

[Black306]

Even there we're not consistent!

 

[cybercricket]

Is there a single US rocket currently flying to space that is not metric ?

 

[cybercricket]

Even there we're not consistent!

Those numbers are for different audiences - service providers use metric, customers use wrong units. The metric one is for the ER surgeons to pick the correct wooden dowel size to plug in the leaks.

 

[SlegMD]

My rifle shoots them 3 inchers

 

[macuser100]

Nations have either used the Metric system or walked on the moon. Just kidding. This nation needs to switch

 

[Leifmb]

Can someone please explain to me why so many of the fasteners on cybertruck are in metric sizes instead of American standard sizes?
that don't make sense if it's made in America why use metric.

Um, because the Metric system is much better! Lol

 

[Jesseg9163]

Can someone please explain to me why so many of the fasteners on cybertruck are in metric sizes instead of American standard sizes?
that don't make sense if it's made in America why use metric.

 

[Bill W.]

For those that don't know, the American automotive companies have all been using metric fasteners for years. One reason is for commonality with their global factories.

 

[L3it3R]

why anyone would still prefer Imperial baffles me - sure, we use inches, feet, and miles in conversation, but I can't remember the last time I needed to use a tool that WASN'T metric. My SAE set is neatly arranged and largely unused since the early aughties - meanwhile... that damn deep-socket 10mm has gone off with my tight-quarters ratchet again.

 

[rlhamil]

Can someone please explain to me why so many of the fasteners on cybertruck are in metric sizes instead of American standard sizes?
that don't make sense if it's made in America why use metric.

What I looked at from a quick google says Tesla uses mostly metric (including lug nuts on various models).

Some results also suggest that many American made cars use metric now - although that might be American assembled versions of cars originating from foreign companies, more than American originated cars; I didn't bother to check specifically what the traditional big 3 (GM, Ford, Chrysler/Stellantis) are doing lately.

One might suspect that a company would stick with imperial on any given model at least until they do a major update (new engine and body etc), at which time they might switch if that's where they were headed anyway; depends on what simplifies their parts inventory, etc.

But it will all be metric one day, like it or not.

Mostly I don't care, but I don't really relate to Celsius without converting. Temperature is nasty since both zero point and degree size are different, making the conversion more complicated, while everything else is just multiply or divide by some number.

 

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