Comment on Cybertruck's Many Recalls Make It Worse Than 91 Percent of All 2024 Vehicles
Logh@lemmy.ml 1 year agoWait, isn’t it stainless steel?
Unfortunately for Tesla saltwater can still corrode many forms of stainless steel. And the roads in many places get covered in salt and water.
It will probably still hold up better than a carbon steel body panel with compromised paint, so I wouldn’t expect the panels to just rust through anytime soon. But I would expect some discoloring and pitting.
Frankly, the cybertruck rust is 100% inexcusable. Elon Musk is absolutely incompetent compared to John Delorean, who managed to pick the right stainless steel alloy even while being distracted by both the Troubles and cocaine smuggling.
Deloreans also shipped with instructions on how to clean them. Cybertruck owners can’t be expected to read a book.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Deloreans can also rust. Stainless isn’t rust proof. If you put your stainless steel kitchen wear out in the weather, it will get some rust on it. Thing is, Deloreans shipped with instructions on how to maintain the finish.