Why not build a Tesla truck with the "cyber cab" plastic skin, but with solid chassis, rectangular shape and size of F150

[REM]

Some of you just need to go buy an F-150 already. Might as well squat it while you are at it.

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[CyberWalrus]

All Tesla needs to do is build the exterior skin from aluminum to save weight and then paint the vehicle at the factory. Truth is the stainless skin is very hard to maintain - it always looks unfinished and mottled. Getting it wrapped for $5000 is a decent solution - but just painting the vehicle like every other car Tesla makes the most sense. Or even just use regular steel and paint the body giving the buyer a choice of five colors like on the other models.

This would sell a lot more trucks and allow eliminating the stainless skin which is no doubt a lot more costly than a painted steel or aluminum skin.

The alternative is use the same stainless finish as appliance companies now use on their stainless steel stoves and refrigerators that no longer show fingerprints - maybe they spray a top coat on the stainless steel steel?

With all the hate on the Cybertruck, it would be a target for dings.