Stainless Steel is cool

[firsttruck]

?I suppose that the chassis under the Cybertruck will be regular steel metal subject to rust from the salt.

I assume outside of the stainless steel exoskeleton and aluminum giga-castings, any other external structural components needed would be made of either stainless steel or of aluminum.

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[Cybertruck Hawaii]

I assume outside of the stainless steel exoskeleton and aluminum giga-castings, any other external structural components needed would be made of either stainless steel or of aluminum.

?Stainless steel suspension would drive the cost of the Cybertruck beyond our limits.

 

[RVAC]

The vehicles have been sitting out in Boca Chica exposed to the elements right in front of the ocean for many months, some for over a year now, doesn't seem to be an issue.

 

[firsttruck]

I assume outside of the stainless steel exoskeleton and aluminum giga-castings, any other external structural components needed would be made of either stainless steel or of aluminum.

?Stainless steel suspension would drive the cost of the Cybertruck beyond our limits.

So I guess most suspension parts will be "or of aluminum" like in some Tesla models and many other brands.

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** No coil springs over the air shocks.

Tesla Model X making the ‘Smart Air Suspension’ standard
By Fred Lambert | Oct 7 2016
https://electrek.co/2016/10/07/tesla-increases-base-price-model-x-smart-air-suspension-standard/

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** suspension is mostly aluminum except for the coil springs over the air shocks.

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[Cybertruck Hawaii]

Since I don’t own a Tesla, I can do nothing but learn from other Tesla owners.

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