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That only means one thing, they are ready to start testing manufacturing processes.
About time!
 


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I meant specifically about CT. I feel like it's been awhile since any major speculation.
Well, we've been seeing lots of extra machinery going in the South end, and a week or so ago there were some steel rolls transported that looked like the rolls SpaceX was using. And Tesla said they began battery cell production in Texas last quarter.

The factory continues to be built out and filled in.

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It's SS...no it's not SS...it's Al...no it's not Al...it's gift wrap...yeah that's it...it's gift wrap! All I want for Christmas is my 4 motor CT...my 4 motor CT...my 4 motor CT...
There's gonna be single motor, dual motor and tri motor Cybertrucks ... no wait, there will not be a tri motor ... just a single, dual and quad variants ...

No quad reservations were ever taken, only single, dual and Tri ... but don't you stop believin in Santa ... ;-)
 

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Good point,

On closer inspection, there is a notch, it was either put there to avoid cracking, indicating a bend, or the saw may have overshot a tad, indicating it may be glued.

Thats the beginning and end of my technical analysis. lol

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On the Tesla website there is a very clear break in the panel there. That takes a little more wind out of the sails of the folks that are adamant that the exoskeleton is taking a majority of the stresses. You almost couldnt pick a more critical structural location to put a joint if it were carrying a lot of load. see the image attached. I imagine the exoskeleton is adhered to an internal body ferrous steel frame at this location with a structural adhesive.
Tesla Cybertruck Stainless steel rolls spotted during delivery to Giga Texas today (9/20/22) ? 1665178578285
 

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It may be a break. it is definitely a bend.

I agree, maybe an engineer would agree, I think that frame especially with a bend in it, on its own, would not be strong enough. But the glass could also play part. I have NFI beyond wild speculation. lol
 

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The a pillar bears less load than the more substantial b pillars just in front of the door. The roof structure will need to be made of hollow tube not just a 2-3" wide flat sheet flapping in the wind.

Structurally the seam on the a pillar is irrelevant, it just means the panels are easier to fabricate and if the cabin structure is steel it can deform and flex through there without buckling something else. Like in a front collision etc. Coefficient of expansion may also make it necessary, as the aluminium cast, SS and steel structure will be different.
 

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There's gonna be single motor, dual motor and tri motor Cybertrucks ... no wait, there will not be a tri motor ... just a single, dual and quad variants ...

No quad reservations were ever taken, only single, dual and Tri ... but don't you stop believin in Santa ... ;-)

When Elon Musk announced the CT, I ordered a single motor version the next morning. I thought about it and thought, no I want the dual motor one...then I thought some more and the rumor started that the trimotor version would be offered first so I ordered that one. Then I heard that a quad motor one was being considered so I tried to order that but putting any of them on reserve was stopped by then so I couldn't order the quad. So I now have 3 versions on order each with a $100 down. I only want one and I wasn't able to put the other two on just the trimotor so it'll be a surprise to see what will happen? I certainly am not a dealer so I don't want three. Will I be able to get the single motor version replaced for the trimotor or the quad motor? That's what I want to do and keep my place that I reserved for the single. Actually that should happen because in reality I ordered a "hexamotor" version in total! Haha...just let me get one!
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