Would you buy a 2 mm CT

[John K]

the real theoretical question might be if CT wasn't bulletproof with 3mm, and you could upgrade to ?mm which will stop a 9mm bullet. Would you pay $???? to upgrade.

After I quoted a line from Crissa to my wife during an argument, I need a bulletproof vehicle.

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[Crissa]

After I quoted a line from Crissa to my wife during an argument, I need a bulletproof vehicle.

Which one?

-Crissa

 

[John K]

Which one?

-Crissa

Paraphrased: Noise is a symptom of inefficiency.

 

[Crissa]

Paraphrased: Noise is a symptom of inefficiency.

And your spouse didn't make you go around and lubricate every door hinge?

-Crissa

 

[John K]

And your spouse didn't make you go around and lubricate every door hinge?

-Crissa

For those who think I am a monster, only joke, never belittle. Plus, the opportunity has not come up yet to use the line. Patience ?

 

[Klaxon]

I know how interconnected are all decisions made by designers. Entire design is a bunch of compromises. If you change one major constrain of initial design the entire project may need the full redesign.
So if you want to have 2 mm ss in your car than please design it for youself.
I trust the Tesla designers.

 

[Faffle]

If Tesla can build it with 2mm and still pass all the test it needs to pass then they will. It's not 3mm for bullet protection.

 

[Tinker71]

If Tesla can build it with 2mm and still pass all the test it needs to pass then they will. It's not 3mm for bullet protection.

I am not so sure. There is value in bragging rights and just the cool factor. I am enough of a redneck to appreciate that.

If the cost and energy savings are significant AND it exceeds the strength requirement Tesla would change. The savings admittedly would have to be enough to offset the disappointment in that bragging right and cool factor. It would be a complicated calculation. It probably won't happen, but not from a purely structural level.

I think Myrickma was correct, the poll should have been "how much is bullet resistance worth to you"? Everything else being equal.

 

[CyberGus]

If Tesla can build it with 2mm and still pass all the test it needs to pass then they will. It's not 3mm for bullet protection.

I cannot fathom that Elon "Best Part Is No Part" Musk would recommend adding weight to be cool.

 

[Tinker71]

I cannot fathom that Elon "Best Part Is No Part" Musk would recommend adding weight to be cool.

I am not so sure how advanced the structural pack and mega castings were in Nov 2019 so maybe the strength requirement of the "exoskeleton" is less now. A truck that can take a beating from a sledge hammer is both functional and cool. I suppose it is hard to separate the bullet resistance from just tuff as nails.

 

[CyberGus]

Every time I see the thread title "Would you buy a 2 mm CT" I think:

"No, but I bet Ant Man would"

 

[SSonnentag]

My 1976 VW has 1 mm sheet metal, not that is is particularly strong or weak. It worked. 2 mm would not be flimsy in anyway. I think a lot of people on this thread are reading too much into the exoskeleton hype. The CT is not an airplane with minimal openings.

The 1976 VW Beetle had 22 gauge (0.70 mm) sheet metal. The cybertruck doesn't have sheet metal over "struts" or whatever the supporting structure is called in the vehicle industry. It needs the additional skin thickness in order to meet specs.

 

[TK0384]

I'd be more interested in a 6mm shell upgrade, or whatever would make it resistant to rifle rounds. Turn my triangle truck into an APC.

 

[anionic1]

The durability of the Cybertruck exterior is a side-effect of the exoskeletal design. A 2mm skin would lack sufficient rigidity for structural integrity.

Ild like to see the math on that. Plenty of unibody frames out there with much thinner than 2 mm steel. So much flatness does tend to be weaker than introducing intentional bends so I can see how the thicker steel does help in that area.

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