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Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
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Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
I probably wouldn't buy a truck, but it's at least a possibility that I'd get one for hauling materials and towing around town. If I did, I'd prefer a RWD model just to save a little money. I find the modern obsession with AWD a bit baffling. AWD doesn't help you stop in bad weather, so it feels like an illusory advantage there. RWD can be "interesting" compared to FWD, but modern traction control on an electric driv…
You get better regenerative braking performance out of FWD or AWD. Since typically the front brakes do most of the work, it makes sense to have that energy go into the motor rather than friction braking.
That's true, but if you stay in the regenerative zone it doesn't (seem to) make that much of a difference in practice.
All the braking power happens in the rear if you only brake the rear wheels
Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
#53Sorry, but every time I read news about the Cybertruck I have to think of the Simpsons Canyonero song: Can you name the truck that's been recalled twelve times, Costs less each month 'cause nobody's buying mine? Cybertruck! Cybertruck! (Whip crack!) Her trim falls off when you drive through rain, The steering locks up on the highway lane! Cybertruck! Cybertruck! Top of the line in utility trucks! Started at a hundred…
This is amazing. I don't know if you stole it or you're a poetic genius, but rest assured that I'm stealing it.
> the Simpsons
Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
#54What sort of engineering standards are these Cybertrucks built to? Oh, very rigorous engineering standards. The wheels aren't supposed to fall off for a start.
Same standards as e.g.
2026
Audi Q8 e-tron:
"Popular electric car recalled due to brake pedal problem" [1]
A problem with a "screw connection" (unclear whether this is a mounting screw or it serves some other purpose) can cause the brake pedal to malfunction.
or, in 2024
Audi Q4 e-tron, Volkswagen ID.3, ID.4, ID.5 and ID.7:
"Dangerous error in popular electric cars: brakes can cease functioning" [2]
It says that the ABS pump could drop off which would cause brake fluid to leak out which in turn causes the brakes to cease functioning.
[1] https://carup.se/popular-elbil-aterkallas-for-fel-pa-bromspe... (Swedish)
[2] https://nyheter24.se/nyheter/motor/1296418-farliga-felet-i-p... (Swedish)
Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
#55What sort of engineering standards are these Cybertrucks built to? Oh, very rigorous engineering standards. The wheels aren't supposed to fall off for a start.
Can’t be made out of cardboard either. The Front Fell Off: https://youtu.be/3m5qxZm_JqM?si=DprOulmmDK-H76LX
We’ve taken it *outside* the environment
Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
#56That I can't tell whether "the wheels coming off," is literal or figurative when it comes to Tesla is an indictment about their product quality at this point. What a disaster. I don't really know anyone who is voluntarily buying Teslas when there are so many other viable options in an increasingly crowded marketplace.
From the article
> but it’s “not aware of any collisions, fatalities, or injuries” related to the recall.
Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
#57Earlier quoted context omitted.
The RWD model was only for sale briefly after launch. I don't know why you would ever want a pure RWD electric truck
I probably wouldn't buy a truck, but it's at least a possibility that I'd get one for hauling materials and towing around town. If I did, I'd prefer a RWD model just to save a little money. I find the modern obsession with AWD a bit baffling. AWD doesn't help you stop in bad weather, so it feels like an illusory advantage there. RWD can be "interesting" compared to FWD, but modern traction control on an electric driv…
I've never driven an AWD, but having a 4x4 in a snow storm is wonderful. Waking up and driving through the pile of snow from the plow to go to wawa before I even think about shoveling is an absolute luxury. Plus, driving on the beach is pretty fun too.
Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
#58Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
#59Lest folks get too carried away, the headline is a lie. The failure is "brake rotor stud separating from wheel hub". Now, sure, that's a serious failure. It's not "wh33lz f411 oFF!".
Everything about this company is cursed at this point. The jeering masses are just as bad as the CEO.
The cars themselves though continue to be really pretty great. Though maybe not the truck.
Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
#60If you're reading this thinking "wow, a recall! tesla must suck at building cars!" then you probably don't know anything about how the automotive industry works and you should refrain from commenting
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