Will Tesla stick with a 3mm thick exoskeleton for production?

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Hello all. Don't be surprised to hear that exterior panel thickness has been reduced on the production Cybertruck. Why? Range, cost, ability to mass manufacture and frontal crash requirements.

I predict the front valance, front fenders and hood will be 1mm thick and that the other panels will be reduced to 2mm, about 1/16” (about the thickness of a nickel).

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Hello all. Don't be surprised to hear that exterior panel thickness has been reduced on the production Cybertruck. Why? Battery range, cost and frontal crash requirement reasons.

I predict the front valance, front fenders and hood will be 1mm thick and that the other panels have been reduced to 2mm.

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I'll predict you're wrong. original panel thickness will remain.
 

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Hello all. Don't be surprised to hear that exterior panel thickness has been reduced on the production Cybertruck. Why? Battery range, cost and frontal crash requirement reasons.

I predict the front valance, front fenders and hood will be 1mm thick and that the other panels have been reduced to 2mm.

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I'll predict you're wrong. original panel thickness will remain.
 
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I hope you are right. The thicker the better.
 

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the 3mm really is quite heavy
 


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There's little structural reason for non-exoskeleton panels (doors, hood, etc.) to be 3mm, but Elon was not selling a "mostly 3mm" truck.

With 3mm doors, I'm actually looking forward to door dings lol
 

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There's little structural reason for non-exoskeleton panels (doors, hood, etc.) to be 3mm, but Elon was not selling a "mostly 3mm" truck.

With 3mm doors, I'm actually looking forward to door dings lol
keeping it all the same keeps production simplified.
 

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I wouldn’t be surprised either. But they’ll tout some amazing steel material that’s claimed to be as effective still, but thinner “like a Kevlar truck”
 

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Hello all. Don't be surprised to hear that exterior panel thickness has been reduced on the production Cybertruck. Why? Battery range, cost and frontal crash requirement reasons.

I predict the front valance, front fenders and hood will be 1mm thick and that the other panels have been reduced to 2mm (just over 1/16”. Roughly the thickness of a nickel).

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I predict that your prediction will be 100% wrong and clearly based on no evidence from Tesla. What have we learned here, from you or me? Nothing.
the 3mm really is quite heavy
The analyses I posted yesterday both show that the Cybertruck with 3mm will weigh less than a standard F150. So why the moaning? Some people here seem unable to believe that Tesla can deliver what they say when history tells us that Tesla always over delivers.
 

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Hello all. Don't be surprised to hear that exterior panel thickness has been reduced on the production Cybertruck. Why? Battery range, cost and frontal crash requirement reasons.

I predict the front valance, front fenders and hood will be 1mm thick and that the other panels have been reduced to 2mm (just over 1/16”. Roughly the thickness of a nickel).

43465891-8F8B-4A8F-9FDA-4022EBE89126.jpeg
I will not be surprised when you are proven wrong. There has never been a single statement from Tesla that even hinted at a change in the CT composition.
 


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3mm would be ideal but I will be happy with 2mm thick exterior panels.

I read that Elon initially wanted 4mm thick panels but he compromised after weight concerns.
 

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3mm would be ideal but I will be happy with 2mm thick exterior panels.

I read that Elon initially wanted 4mm thick panels but he compromised after weight concerns.
I wish he had stuck with 4mm, but 3mm is ok. Perhaps someone showed him that the degree of safety improvement for the extra 1mm was minimal.
 
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3mm SS stainless borders on overkill for a consumer vehicle. 3mm is roughly two quarters stacked together.

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3mm SS stainless borders on overkill for a consumer vehicle. 3mm is roughly two quarters stacked together.

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About 1/8", but not overkill for what Tesla designed it for. You are welcome to buy another truck if you don't want this feature, but Tesla designed this as a load-carrying element, and as a passenger-safety element, and as a work truck that can take abuse, so what has traditionally passed for normal iis no longer the case.
 
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I hear you. I want the truck to employ 3mm thick SS panels as much as you do. The distinctive SS panels are the major reason I reserved a Cybertruck the morning after the reveal.
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