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This “rust” is cosmetic tarnishing, not structural corrosion. Over time I imagine it will develop into a beautiful patina. Every CyberTruck will look unique. If you really want to keep it looking shiny and pristine, you can always get a clear protective wrap.
lol what. Without a clear coat or some protective coating, all metal will corrode over time and 100x faster near the ocean. Even marine-grade 316 stainless steel. Steel patina is basically just corrosion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weathering_steel
If Tesla really wanted to stick to the cyberpunk theme, they should have chosen COR-TEN :)
What is it with Tesla that each little thing is being blown epically out of proportion by news outlets, press, TV, etc.?
I mean, i get it - bad news are good news, bring clicks etc.
But with Tesla?
- Cybertruck? Rust, tyre problems - "recalls" which are OTA software updates - waste disposal in CA - ...
Elon is of course no saint, a controversial figure - in fact, i think he's pretty much a clown and at this point in time, he's doing Tesla a disservice by still being "in charge".
But that's not the point with the recent (?) reporting, i feel this seems to be bigger and across much of the media i observe - as if every troll factory in the world has a contract to bash on Tesla...
Recently, it's gotten so bad, i had to use RSS-Bridge with the filter plugin to filter each headline that contains "Tesla" - right now only sparing HN from this treatment - not sure if i'm keeping that up for much longer :(
It would be hilarious* if these cars really had a serious rust problem, and all the hipsters with their 60-100k cars will explain how rust is completely normal on a 3 years old car. Or that it is "cosmetic tarnishing".
* hilarious in the abstract, if it happened to you and you take a financial hit, I'm sorry
As one reddit comment mentioned, if people start wrapping this car, but the "wrapping" company is not doing a perfect job, moisture and dirt under the wrap can wreck the car without owners noticing it for a long time.
However, I'm not sure if the issue is really widespread, I'd imagine we had more photos if it were. I guess we will see.
Finally, concrete evidence that the rewrite it in Rust fad has gone way too far! It’s about time we put object oriented oxidation to rest.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Should have gone for good old Steel Bank CL
Whoa! Steel Bank CL actually is named after the metal (slightly indirectly - it's a reference to the fact that Carnegie Mellon University was founded partly on steel money).
Carnegie -> Steel
Mellon -> Bank
Meta: What is it with Tesla that each little thing is being blown epically out of proportion by news outlets, press, TV, etc.? I mean, i get it - bad news are good news, bring clicks etc. But with Tesla? - Cybertruck? Rust, tyre problems - "recalls" which are OTA software updates - waste disposal in CA - ... Elon is of course no saint, a controversial figure - in fact, i think he's pretty much a clown and at this poi…
Probably similar reasons why the press jumped all over every Apple mistake when Jobs was around.
I don’t understand why people want their truck to look pristine. Mine is all of seven years old, and is more dents and scratches than it is intact bodywork - because it’s a truck, and it gets used for truck stuff. If you don’t use it for truck stuff, and want a shiny object, for god’s sake, don’t buy a truck.
This “rust” is cosmetic tarnishing, not structural corrosion. Over time I imagine it will develop into a beautiful patina. Every CyberTruck will look unique. If you really want to keep it looking shiny and pristine, you can always get a clear protective wrap.
Is that even a thing available?
More common is covering buses and trains. For trains in some countries probably the majority of vehicles are wrapped: https://www.aurabrands.com/what-we-do/on-track/rail-livery-b...