The Tesla Cybertruck has been one of the most anticipated electric pickup trucks ever since it was first unveiled by Elon Musk. Recent reports stated that the Cybertruck was finally headed for production at Tesla’s Austin Gigafactory. However, the first models are reportedly so bad that Musk has sent out an urgent mail to all employees, demanding greater precision in the production process.<\/p>\n
A car designer named Adrian Clarke stated that the only way the Cybertruck could get better was through a complete redesign. He mentioned that the issues on the Cybertruck are mainly due to the flat body panels, wherein even the small inherent imperfections of the production process become all the more clear.<\/p>\n
Clarke said, \u201cIt’s totally infeasible for production. Body panel tolerances are measured in whole mm to allow for variance in assembly and the tolerance stack.\u201d He went on to state that this doesn’t take into account the thermal expansion and contraction during the manufacturing & operation of the vehicle. As per reports, Elon Musk is aware of the issues but claims to be convinced that tighter tolerances will fix the Cybertruck.<\/p>\n
The designer added that he & others in the industry are sceptical that the Cybertruck will ever enter production – at least now, without a serious redesign. He said, “As soon as we saw [the Cybertruck], everyone I know in the industry started laughing. We just thought there is no way they\u2019re gonna be able to get that into production.” Clarke assured that there was no way the Cybertruck would pass the crash and pedestrian impact regulations. He also mentioned that the “dead straight panels” will be extremely hard to make.<\/p>\n
Clarke went on to add, “I get the impulse to design something simple and clean. Really, I do. But there\u2019s a difference between something minimalist and something reductive. The Cybertruck strikes me as an attempt at the former that went off the rails and arrived at the latter.”<\/p>\n