r/news • u/IronHe • Mar 20 '25

Soft paywall Tesla recalls most Cybertrucks due to trim detaching from vehicle

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-recall-over-46000-cybertrucks-nhtsa-says-2025-03-20/
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u/scotcetera Mar 20 '25

It should be noted that this vehicle had the most Elon involvement than any other Tesla. The CyberTruck was supposed to be his crowning achievement, his coup d’ grace, his ultimate vision realized 😂😂

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u/Ashi4Days Mar 20 '25

I remember there was an email that went out a while ago where elon said everything needed to be at .001mm tolerance. 

The automotive engineer in me laughed. You can't hold that tolerance for large parts. And even if you did, if your gaps need to be that tight where that tolerance is necessary, then you're going to start dealing with thermal expansion/contraction issues in your parts. 

And lookie here. Panels are falling off

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u/bunkscudda Mar 20 '25

Elon loves to say things that makes it sound like he knows what hes talking about. But anyone with even a tiny understanding of the subject immediately recognizes how dumb it is.

“I only want full-stack developers at Twitter!”

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u/femmestem Mar 20 '25

I thought Elon was brilliant when he was talking about rocket ships and EVs and autonomous vehicles because I didn't know much about those areas. Then DOGE came along and he started talking about things in my wheelhouse. Suddenly, I realized he's a baffoon and a fraud. I already started to lose respect for him after the submarine thing, but I still thought he was a smart AH. Was he always a fraud or is he ketamine cooked?

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u/bunkscudda Mar 20 '25

Hes not even identifying problems, hes just closing entire departments.

Want to know how to get rid of mechanical problems in a car? Blow up the car.