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This Is Why Tesla’s Stainless Steel Cybertrucks May Be Rusting
(www.wired.com)
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this post was submitted on 17 Feb 2024
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Wait, they're made of stainless fucking steel? That's so stupid it's beyond words, why not just paint the damn things to look like stainless steel?
I think the original idea was the stainless steel would provide a rigid exoskeleton so the vehicle could save weight/space on internal structural support, but in the end they still needed similar internal structural supports so the insistence to retain the uselessly heavy/expensive steel panels was probably one of Elon's classic strokes of genius.
It’s hard being a misunderstood genius. Especially if the part that’s misunderstood is that you possess virtually no genius.
I mean, the delorean was made out of stainless steel. It has been done in the past successfully.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMC_DeLorean
So, you're saying Elon needs more cocaine?
Honestly, they could also galvanically protect the stainless surface with a sacrificial anode.
Can't hurt to try.