Tesla's Head of Vehicle Engineering discuss the Cybertrucks castings and exoskeleton.

[@BradsHacks]

There's at least 5 Tesla VP's standing around here. Lars Moravy (vehicle engineering) Drew Baglino (powertrain & energy) Pete Bannon (electronic systems) David Lau (software) Franz Von Holzhausen (design) It's almost impossible to get a slot on these folks' calendars, so it shows how much Tesla values Munro.

[@deltajohnny]

Great insight! 👏👏

[@naughtysauce4323]

Dick ride much?😅

[@markplott4820]

the TESLA A-team.

[@jessstrap2088]

It's not just that they value Munro, they value the communication (advertising) Munro provides. Tesla does advertise, they just don't pay for that advertising in money. They pay for it in employee hours.

[@Greatdome99]

And don't forget the guards in the background shooing away the Great Unwashed.

[@mpersad]

The transparency of the Tesla team when speaking to Sandy, or the wider Munro team, is extraordinary. Tesla are building the future of car manufacturing. Thank you, such a fascinating interview and review of the Cybertruck.

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

At 07:08, whoever noticed this point in the video might find it important under the repair rules, as repairing may not be possible due to the nature of it being an aluminum stamping material part. When Sandy mentioned repairs, it seemed like the Tesla engineer felt uncomfortable. Please re-watch it again. Tell me, am I completely wrong here, or is there more to the story? 😳

[@charleshaggard4341]

@@AwesomeBlackDude I think we know that these really aren't repairable, but they won't say it. lol

[@x_ph1l]

They're building a new manufacturing culture in US.

[@paulhorscroft1471]

Talking shit listen to John c the Australian bloke

[@1chourse]

If you hit the truck hard enough to damage the casting there would be enough energy created to damage a similar built up welded assembly beyond repair. In both cases the truck would be totaled. I did see that Tesla is selling the castings for the model Y now so that they can be replaced and they also had replacement elements of the castings like the crush areas. Pretty interesting. I think the point of the castings are to bring the cost of the cars down enough that they are affordable, which is a whole new paradigm in the auto market. Much like the model T. It’s initial cost was $700 and when they quit manufacturing them 11 million units later, it was like $275. I think that kind of reduction in the cost of automobile is Tesla’s end goal.

[@tonydeveyra4611]

Its cool how genuinely excited lars is to show all of this stuff off. Like a kid with his science projects.

[@steveperreira5850]

As an engineer I really admire this guy. Elon is lucky to have Lars.

[@tnelly6588]

Agree, and would love Lars to take over many of the quarterly and investor presentations. He's articulate, obviously a gifted engineer and his love of the science shines through. Over the last year, Elon's name has unfortunately become too synonymous with political divisiveness. I'd love if he could somehow refocus his attention back to what got him here...pushing cutting edge tech! I'm all for freedom of speech, but its seems lately Elon is willing to potentially risk the company to prove a point. I just don't want to see Elon blow up his own mission because he thinks free speech will be lost forever. Social movements are often slow moving and tough to budge, but there's finally signs the hyper woke stuff is starting to self-correct. Disney, for example, is realizing massive financial losses as a direct result of their woke decisions, and the presidents of many Ivy League schools have pushed the woke agenda to the point they're actually loosing their jobs. I really believe we will continue to toward a more sensible, moderate middle.

[@snookmeister55]

@@tnelly6588 Somebody different on the quarterly call would be good. Talk of digging our own grave and PTSD didn't help anything. 3rd quarter call was like a funeral. Disney - It will be interesting to watch the court case in Florida. It's very important to Disney.

[@zsedcify]

From this one video, there's probably 20 auto OEM management teams around the world conducting engineering re-evaluations of their entire chassis design and assembly process. These Munro clips are amazing corporate transparency from Telsa, underlining unprecedented commitment to making the world a better place, in addition to be a great marketing exercise.

[@oBCHANo]

No they're not, Jesus Christ, people like you will literally believe anything won't you.

[@johnryan6003]

And so far ahead, they don’t worry about copying by others too soon. Same with Elon sending around 48 volt info (unless that was just to troll OEM’s)

[@oBCHANo]

@@johnryan6003 Oh, there's no way other car manufacturers have considered different voltages, that's way too complicated for them.... lmao. You muskrats are genuinely hilarious, how are you even smart enough to use the internet? Genuinely, I can't understand how somebody can be so mentally deficient.

[@1943vermork]

@@johnryan6003the 48V document is a good and selfish move from Tesla. It is to help the industry/supply chain to pivot faster to 48V standard. More OEM using 48V leads to more suppliers offering more 48V components which make building a 48V vehicle easier.

[@-1-2-1-]

Excellent to hear the engineer himself talk, More please!

[@steveperreira5850]

Yes more please. I really like the river flow. These people are not doctrinaire. They learn by doing. That was the motto of Mike University which was a big-time Engineering University. “Learn by Doing”

[@DPCcars]

Absolutely mesmerized by this deep dive into Tesla's Cybertruck. Sandy Munro's insights, coupled with Tesla's innovative approach, is a testament to how the automotive industry is evolving. It's not just about the truck's bold design or its 'exoskeleton' but the whole philosophy behind Tesla's manufacturing and design approach that's paving the way for future vehicles. Excited to see how Tesla continues to revolutionize the industry! Who else thinks Tesla is setting new benchmarks for others to follow? 🚀🚗 #FutureOfAutomotive #CybertruckRevolution

[@rogerdsmith]

What other car manufacturer would be this transparent with Sandy Munro?

[@anonanon1604]

Hi @DPCcars. Can you guys reupload that crash test comparison video from the other day to represent a like for like test? You were basically comparing a cybertruck hitting a whole ass wall to an f-150 hitting a bench.

[@patreekotime4578]

Well, everyone is already following them down the gigacasting road. Likely, their shift to organic shapes in the castings will also be followed. Not sure about the giant stampings, that seems higher risk than the gigacasting route. And no-one will follow them down the stainless hole, its all hype and costs more than they claimed it would.

[@calholli]

This is the kind of "peaking behind the curtain" type of video that this channel should do more of, with the actual engineers on the project. MORE PLEASE

[@StormyDog]

Great information! Thanks Sandy, Munro team and Tesla!

[@mystisith3984]

The machines that make the machines is the most fascinating thing to me. The intellectual process & how decisions are validated too. Really the best engineers working at Tesla right now.

[@markplott4820]

TESLA took stock Brake machines , and moded then to TESLA specs to fit their needs.

[@TheMrgoodmanners]

You're joking ryt?

[@markplott4820]

@@TheMrgoodmanners - NOPE , true story.

[@brianb-p6586]

For those who haven't realized this yet... "exoskeleton" just means "unibody"... like nearly every other car. "Unibody" means unitized structure and body, in contrast to separately constructed frame and body. The external stainless steel panels are part of the structure (because it is a unibody), but they are not the entire structure (as a true exoskeleton would be). Late in the video, the Tesla rep explains how the rear aluminum casting is the critical structural element of the rear of the vehicle... not the surrounding panels. It is becoming common to include more than one material (steel, aluminum...) and even more than one component production method (stamping, extrusion, casting) in the components which are joined to form the unibody. In the Cybertruck, there are stamped boron steel, cast aluminum, stamped stainless steel, and formed (bent) stainless steel. There are also aluminum extrusions and composite (fibre-reinforced polymer) parts attached to the unibody, but not an integral part of it.

[@SCWgreg]

Amazing design on the substructure. Casting with metallurgy shot flow in mind. The CyberTruck is part spacecraft. Part UFO. All future. And it’s here.

[@TerryPullen]

Those castings are insane.

[@twowords.1041]

It’s awesome to see the amazement from Sandy !! This is such a beautiful machine inside

[@datamatters8]

It was fantastic to hear Lars discuss some of the details of design and the casting. Really interesting. Thanks to you and Tesla.

[@JesusPlaza]

So happy that big companies are taking KZbinrs seriously to show everyone the inside details

[@CJOlin]

I wouldn't necessarily call Sandy Munro and his team just "KZbinrs", seeing as how Sandy is a legacy OEM veteran and he's quite literally a legacy in his own right. He's been around the block a lot longer than most of those guys he was talking to in this video, than they have each been alive. His experience is even greater than their cumulative ages, combined. Sandy knows his stuff and probably has forgotten more than most younger engineers will ever know. There is no better than an old engineer, especially one that has actually worked at almost all major OEM's around the world. Don't get me wrong, the Tesla team is breaking molds when it comes to innovation, and I envy their hands on approach to getting their hands dirty and trying new things......and if it doesn't work, try again and again until it does work.

[@snookmeister55]

Munro and Associates is an engineering firm that started a KZbin channel somewhat recently. I think they take Sandy seriously because he's a serious engineer.

[@paetgmeiner3620]

Future just started -thanks for taking us with you

[@kdaltex]

Cast aluminum frame/ steel paneled body: snaps when towing Steel frame/ aluminum body: greating durability, no panel rusting

[@KiwiMechEng]

After describing technical details and mold flow simulations, Tesla's engineer looks bemused at 9:00 when Sandy describes bashing the m3 with a hammer.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

I'm sure he's see the video

[@KiwiMechEng]

@@rogerstarkey5390 I wouldn't assume a busy engineer has time for that sort of thing.

[@solo111111111]

This is the coolest piece of engineering ever produced 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@conantdog]

Fascinating, a company revealing cutting edge engineering and manufacturing real time 🤔

[@patreekotime4578]

Would have been nice to have a discussion about those the stainless panels are hung. Are the edges folded over and drilled out for hanging? Are there stamped hangers beyond the door ring or is everything bolted to the castings? Clearly there has to be several cross car brackets for mounting the IP and the frunk, lights etc. Im asking because the "story" on cybertruck has been a reduction in stamping, but what we are actually seeing is the largest stamped door ring ever. So fewer individual stampings, but bigger ones to reduce the amount of overlapping and welding required, and reducing overall time in assembly. Its also interesting to note the contrast between the angular exterior and the curvaceous organic shapes on the stampings and castings. Reminds me of old school cast iron "asthetic era" machine tools with swooping curves.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

Probably in the production. Video coming soon

[@deltajohnny]

The edges don't seem to be folded over, and I guess that's why the vehicle does not meet pedestrian protection standards to be homologated in Europe?

[@patreekotime4578]

@@deltajohnny well, the sharp corners and weight in general are enough to do that. Apparently europeans care about not decapitating children or something.

[@deltajohnny]

​@@patreekotime4578 I'm sure that in the future, the US will also adopt these standards 😉

[@patreekotime4578]

@@deltajohnny right after we ban fossil fuels and soft drinks.

[@hattman2010]

Whoa! That was spectacularly informative. Keep that guy happy!

[@patentjt]

it's impressive how freely Tesla is willing to talk about their engineering and software feats and share what is basically their proprietary trade secrets. It really shows how unconcerned they r with competition as they r so far ahead

[@Assywalker]

Note, that the revolutionary building process and the immense reduction in the number of parts has made it possible for them to sell the vehicle for ONLY 50% more than what they said at the unveiling event and removed almost any form of crumple zone (which has been a safety standard for any car since the 50s).

[@rivengle]

@@Assywalker It still has a crumple zone, it just doesn’t look like a typical one because of the exoskeleton and no gigantic engine block.

[@chamber32doors]

@@Assywalker Have you watched the crash tests for the Cybertruck? Why say stuff that's %100 wrong when you actually have no idea?

[@Assywalker]

@@chamber32doors I did and it is really bad. That's really all that needs to be said about it. There is a reason we stopped building cars this stiff decades ago. Which is quite suprising, given how well other Tesla Models did in these tests.

[@chamber32doors]

@@Assywalker You are mistaken, sir. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b53PY5J4eb-jf5Y

[@unxusr]

Certainly an underrated video of the amazing achievements that Tesla is doing in manufacturing. Pretty amazing!

[@DougWedel-wj2jl]

1:30 The A pillar looks like it’s 8 or 10 inches front to back. I don’t have any problem with the size but it screens the driver’s view. What stops the pillar from being at 45 degrees instead of long front to back? You get the same strength but the driver sees the smaller dimension so his view isn’t blocked as much.

[@user_375a82]

Wow! Thanks for the company transparency

[@rtz549]

These are the best types of videos.

[@fisherb1626]

Aged like milk after the frames began snapping in half

[@sagarmeena0210]

My pick for next CEO is Lars or Drew

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

Why?

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

Why are you even talking about this? Elon will probably stay for the next 20-30 years.

[@teodor4ik183]

​@@themonsterunderyourbed9408he will go to Mars, to make Mars great again.

[@aalfredaalfonso]

It's gonna be Tom Zhu.

[@fortheloveofnoise]

​@@aalfredaalfonsoSun Zhu

[@ivankuljis1780]

Sandy, this presentation is yet another _ACE_ You score 40 _LOVE_ _Game Over_

[@nikiandre6998]

I hear a lot told about engineering, development, rigid structure and how tough this car is built. But noone talks about safety, engeneered deformation zones, impact energy absorbing.... I WANT TO HEAR THIS, but not about,how bulletproof car is....

[@sombunkom442]

Kudo to Ford for Swallowing their Pride and for the Tesla Teams in their Humility! Well Done Elon and Teams!!

[@jumblyman]

amazing how organic the shapes are on the inside

[@MrHansen]

New drinking game while watching Munro Live - every time he says, "At the end of the day " take a shot! 🙂

[@sokolum]

It’s incredible to see how far ahead Tesla is with their model… Amazing it is.

[@BBingo-v5i]

Lol, go back to sleep fanboy

[@Gr8Success]

man its a pleasure to watch professionals at work

[@xxZerosumxx]

What worries me is that they integrated the cruch can into the casting. This means that in most crashes, the front casting will need replacement. Insurance companies won't like that.

[@markjonz]

The crash can is integrated into bumper, as mentioned on the other video. The additional crash absorption in the casting is for the severest impacts. At that point you wouldn't want the structure repaired and back on the road anyway.

[@randomman057]

Any vehicle crash in which the crash rails are destroyed these days is almost always a complete write off. They're designed to lessen the impact felt by the driver and other occupants not save the damn car from being totaled in an accident. I seriously don't understand the ridiculous argument that crash rails make the car easier to repair, that's not the damn point of them. Low impact accidents, which almost any vehicle will survive largely intact won't lead to Tesla being totaled. Will you need to replace the crash rails? Yeah probably cause they'll get bent or broken in some way, but that's not their intended purpose.

[@johnreese3762]

Another trend setting video by Munro! Thanks Sandy and Tesla!!

[@avasolaris1]

Thanks again Sandy, that was a great video.

[@LiquidRetro]

Is it repairable or any crash totals it?

[@ragnargreystoke3271]

As a non engineer this is like watching the future in real time

[@WANDERER0070]

More info on repairability and replacement parts would be nice 😊

[@cengeb]

Irreparable, useless over weight nonsense

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

So there's a part 2, still sponsored by Ford? 😅

[@joelferraz8649]

It is funny how it is flat outside but organic inside.

[@brianb-p6586]

It is flat on the exterior because they could not stamp the exterior stainless steel panels without marring the finish, so they were limited to folding them. Interior forms are curved because that is what they need to be for strength and manufacturability in the processes used in the interior (casting and stamping).

[@randyhyland847]

These videos are awesome but I feel like Sandy has basically become the Tesla marketing team.

[@markjonz]

Tesla is where the innovation is happening. When did Sandy get access to the engineers like this at other companies?

[@brynyard]

Unlike steel, aluminium don't have a fatigue limit (ie: it will continually deteriorate from _any_ small stress, while materials with a limit wont unless you pass a certain threshold), which means that a) they must incorporate higher stress tolerances to have a meaningful lifetime and b) will weaken over time. How do they incorporate this into the design, how large tolerances do they have, and what is the design life (and just to rehash, materials with a fatigue limit doesn't have a life limit based on stress)?

[@skeptick6513]

First glance the body construction looks like Saturn aka GM S series design, substitute polymer panels for stainless. Those castings look extremely unrepairable but likely are faster and cheaper to produce than stamped steel.

[@CyberSQUID9000]

Looks organic , alien dreanaught indeed. Amazing ❤

[@ericsandberg3167]

Tapered self tapping threaded inserts is brilliant on a whole new level...zero machining on that casting...the best process is no process.

[@rogerfroud300]

That's really interesting. Talking of towing, is Tesla going to integrate a Load Cell into the towbar so they can accurately calculate predicted range based on the actual resistance of the load that's being towed?

[@toddmarshall7573]

Certainly would be easy to do. Just put a couple strain gauge rosettes on the hitch. The rest is an op amp, A2D converter, and some software.

[@Beyondarmonia]

Unnecessary. They have to figure out the loads inside the cabin and on the bed though indirect calculation anyways.

[@aleks138]

no need. they can compare power draw vs acceleration to calculate weight

[@MendicantBias1]

Hitch weight is only a small factor when towing. Is it a car carrier, travel trailer, enclosed cargo? Too many variables.

[@TsLeng]

No need. Range can be calculated by energy used vs speed. Simple. Now go back and reevaluate your fanboyism 😂

[@Petterikoste]

Good info. Keep on keeping on.

[@mikecounsell]

Wow this is next level 🎉

[@barryscott6222]

Thankyou. Brilliant to see this sort of stuff.

[@nelsonmacy1010]

Munro live needs to hire a James Douma or Joe Justice person , even as a contract hire to teach and consult on these videos. This is a major gap in Munro and will be critically important in EV future. Maybe hire lex Fridman. Certainly intelligent enough, great interviewer and would dramatically expand your audience. He would learn a lot , deep dive and real world experience which he desperately needs. I think he would readily embrace. Worth a conversation!!!!!

[@brettmciver432]

Love to see sandy enjoying himself, after this he might not need to tear one Down....................... But he's going toooooooooooooo whooop

[@ps-gq5km]

Your videos are great, please don't use clickbait arrows in your thumbnails. Best wishes to Munro, Happy hollidays.

[@jooky87]

Lars is an engineers engineer!

[@ВаняИванов-ц5щ]

Hello. Can you tell me how the parts from the gigacasting are attached to the stamped body parts? Is welding applied? If so, which method? And how the galvanic pair is provided. Thank you.

[@zabihtoosky658]

Keep up the good work Sandy

[@nikiandre6998]

Everyone is exited, until we start to get statistics about injuries in this steel coffin

[@freddydad1]

Part of the main vid, there's no need to do a strip down, they basically show him everything that's new, amazing really..

[@ianboi1638]

Imagine the body shop that has to replace that casting because of an accident.

[@freeaccess5905]

Thanks Munro and Tesla for the video

[@johnryan6003]

Sandy looked over Cybertruck metal with a Tesla leader. The front crumple area behind the front bumper appears to have a wide-ish; then curved piece, almost shovel- like that is part of the Giga press front section and the crumple area. Also Part of the Giga press piece in the front has an incorporated, inclined curved piece that looks like an I-beam-ish shape with cross ribs that are also part of the shovel shaped edge. How does that combination of areas in the crumple space work to a sober energy? Does the shovel-ish piece curl up rather than fold? Very different than other crumple shapes we have seen is stamped or extruded steel. Please explain😀

[@norbertbajgyik1607]

I honestly believe that all the other car manufacturers are scratching their had for sure

[@jessederks8458]

"Full Self Drive" all over again. What exoskeleton? Looks like a standard unibody.

[@mauricejud6877]

....and how is it possible to fix the cast after a crash ?

[@The_Crazy_Monkey75]

The front end is just 1 piece cast? So if the front fender is hit hard enough to break that, you'd have to replace the entire thing??

[@brianb-p6586]

The outer fender is stainless steel, there's a non-stainless inner fender under that and the wheel housing is part of the aluminum casting. If the corner is hit hard enough to damage the casting... yes, that's likely a total loss of the vehicle.

[@TRYtoHELPyou]

OMG this is freeking amazing!

[@glintrhmj]

They all walked in at the start as the whole avengers team!!! ❤😂😂🎉🎉 A team

[@TheStrangeKage]

Im so confused. Can somebody help me understand? I thought it was announced months ago the first runs of the CT would not be exoskeleton. What changed?

[@brianb-p6586]

Nothing changed. This is not an exoskeleton, and it was never going to be.

[@TheStrangeKage]

@@brianb-p6586 it was never going to be? Bro. Just watch the first Cybertruk event. Ya nut.

[@MrFoxRobert]

Thank you!

[@esconsult1]

So in a side panel accident that whole piece has to be replaced?? Damn. That’s major repairs. Cannot just replace a panel.

[@brianb-p6586]

The door frame (including both front and rear door openings) is normally one piece on modern vehicles.

[@jefferi78]

my brain just went overheated just looking at those engineers explaining the casting.

[@LazyBoyZR1]

Totally geeking out with this stuff.

[@JRs-Garage]

I can’t wait to see when Tesla is able to make a complete sled front to back casting! That will be epic! Imagine the speed of manufacturing then !

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

🤗WATCHING AGAIN 💚💚💚

[@andreymihoorenko8551]

The capsule of the cabin is made of boron steel welded by the method of dots. But VW, already in 2005, began using laser welding, when sheet metal is connected not by dots, but by strips, and this method gives the best result for torsional rigidity of the structure. Why doesn't Tesla use laser welding?

[@brianb-p6586]

Tesla does use laser welding for this vehicle, but to join the exterior folded stainless steel panels to the stamped stainless steel panels under them. See the later video "Tesla Manufacturing: See how the Cybertruck HFS Panels are Blanked, Bent, and Built!"

[@ΣτέφανοςΚόκκαλης-τ1ν]

Can feel the emf from induction, from 1500w and above, is it safe? Thank you.

[@watslockandkey]

Can anyone explain what is shot gun meaning as regards to welding in: 1:54

[@414s4]

Just great designs. The only negative about the cyber truck that I see is that driving it, you become a target for all kinds of bad things.

[@gobfranklin6759]

Just great information! Keep up the great work.

[@kitmarshall4084]

Wow very cool explanation

[@zyzzyva303]

Very impressive, but I wonder how expensive that would be to repair? Ouch!

[@jimanderson4444]

Go Sandy. Your info should be reqd study for all students . JIM

[@arielatom03]

But its not an exoskeleton is it? Its a unibody like any modern car now

[@brianb-p6586]

Absolutely yes. Realistically, it was never going to be an exoskeleton, because that would make no sense for a car or truck.

[@arielatom03]

@@brianb-p6586 yes i know, my point is nobody in their right mind should believe anything mr. Liar liar says

[@teodelfuego]

It seems like body damage would be very hard and expensive to repair

[@Yanquetino]

I'm no engineer… obviously… but it seems to me that this inner frame constitutes an inner skeleton, and the so called "eksoskeleton" are simply stainless steel panels that stiffen it further.

[@SamWilkinsonn]

like most things that spew from his mouth, it’s Elon the snake-oil salesman tactics again

[@KiwiMechEng]

Don't tell the Tesla fanboys that! Yes, you're correct as far as I've seen on the various videos, the stainless panels are just attached on to a steel and aluminium castings unibody. I doubt they contribute anything substantial to the overall structure or stiffness, just resist localised impacts. Really the technology on display here is the significant portion the castings make up of the unibody structure.

[@kobbetop]

@@KiwiMechEngonly benefit seems to be that you don’t need paint. But stainless is very difficult material in many ways. Basically the body is made just like any other car apart from the castings which seem very impressive. This whole idea is bonkers but it probably spawns a lot of new ideas even if this one is not the greatest ever. To me, it’s still ugly and I can’t stand fingerprints but it’s not built for me.

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

@@KiwiMechEng I apologize for any confusion, but are you saying it is possible to repair a Cybertruck body? I understand it depends on the extent of the damage, but I do wonder if the repairs outweigh ease and cost

[@patreekotime4578]

Yeah, from what I can tell that was all hype. The door rings and cross-car members still represent traditional "unibody" construction. They have reduced the number of parts with giant castings and gigantic stampings, but its still a classic unibody construction.

[@Russellbeta]

Standing in front of the exposed internal casting structure with a camera rolling and still calling it an exoskeleton 😄 I wonder if that marketing spiel is worth the damage to credibility.

[@petesmitt]

Lot of people out there disappointed that it's not all stainless steel; it's just got a normal steel unibody. Using aluminium castings to take suspension loads, bed loads, towing loads, isn't good for longevity.

[@snookmeister55]

It's an alloy. Tesla has actual metallurgy experts.

[@petesmitt]

@@snookmeister55 Do you know what an alloy is? there are aluminium alloys and steel alloys of varying metallurgy, of which it appears you know nothing about..

[@fiberkim4443]

the version on the crash test the subframe was zn coated. But this one es black powder coated. Wonder the Zn coating was omitted.

[@UncleFjester]

What is Insurance like? It appears that a crash in CT would be a total more often than the same crash in a F-150

[@Co4l]

Everyone is happy to see the casting, but I see the problem that even with a small accident, the owner will change the cast part entirely. I think it will cost at least 10 grand. A dubious decision.

[@chrisbraid2907]

You are obviously unaware that there are Crush cans to sacrifice in low speed crashes and segments that are weldable in bigger accidents, they have it covered, and if it’s worse than that the casting is good to recycle ….

[@002mjr]

You can clearly see and hear Tesla knows what they’re doing!

[@rogerstarkey5390]

My question is . Why has it taken so long for many to realise that, and why is it some still don't accept the fact? . It's so obvious that the answer must be that they are either/ or . Technologically illiterate. . Generally ... "Not the smartest" (there's no kind way) . Confirmation biased (see previous?) . "Financially compromised" (personally "in the hole" due to previous bad judgement) . Or Financially rewarded to promote an alternative.

[@rb8049]

Ductile is key. High quality aluminum with just the right grain size.

[@davidluftig4644]

OMG. As a "student" of industrial design . ( i have had course work at Pratt). AND studied HSS, (history of Sociology and Science). Having a ringside seat with Sandy is the Best!!!!! I' m a Patreon since day one. Seeing this and other "things" unfold in real time with one of the worlds best is just unheard of. And this is a result of an "accident" of the Pandemic... Again whoo hoo!

[@benbohannon]

Tesla’s competitive advantage are its people and the freedom to do clean-sheet designs. Legacy automakers would take (and are taking) 10 years to design a unique vehicle like this. They just don’t have the people, the streamlined org, and the freedom to move fast. Shareholders should be worried.

[@TsLeng]

As fast as the roadster 2 and model 2.

[@mhsj]

Nag nag nag ,,, so much constructive thought to add to the conversation. Such clever repartee.@@TsLeng

[@TsLeng]

@@mhsj Tesla bois can't handle the truth. I still remember how for years the same people were saying Tesla solar tiles gonna take off. Tesla makes decent stuff, the 3 and Y. But don't confuse anything else other than hype

[@MikeMc7575]

@@TsLeng Not a fanboy but a shareholder and owner. I also own GM and Ford products as well. Our '17 Model X with 95k miles is still superior to most of the non-Tesla vehicles I've bought / driven. The fact it still continues to get OTA upgrades as well as hardware upgrades (computer, cameras) is amazing to me. Never had that kind of service with any other domestic / foreign brand.

[@Batwing2465]

Is it just a coincidence that this video keeps getting interrupted by Ford F150 Lightning commercials?

[@linemanap]

No Ford sponsored the video

[@weareallbeingwatched4602]

So basically it has bits which will go rusty on the inside, and a non-replaceable battery.

[@brianb-p6586]

Why do you think it has a non-replaceable battery?

[@workingguy-OU812]

Very impressed. Put a hybrid system in such a well-engineered truck and I'd buy it. Anything to avoid charging times and hassles - I'd rather visit a gas station once a week than be tasked with plugging in every night, or waiting around during road trips for charging.

[@MikeMc7575]

Why would you rather go to a gas station? That takes time as well. Plugging in at home is literally the same thing and cheaper than gasoline. As an owner of EV's and ICE vehicles I don't find plugging in a chore, in fact I prefer it now to going to a gas station. Same with charging on road trips. On long ones, yes it does make it a bit longer, at the same time an opportunity to stretch, use the restroom, etc. For the amount most people road trip it really isn't that much of an issue in my experience.