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schiffern • today at 3:36 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

  >blaming the problem on the wrong type of glue, a new adhesive “not prone to environmental embrittlement.”
That quote was about the new glue, not the old glue?

  >some RWD Cybertruck owners merrily driving along could be disconcertingly overtaken by their own wheels.
If they read their own link, that never happened?

Who's doing the proofreading at Wired now? Is it all just AI?

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CharlieDigital • today at 3:46 PM

    > If they read their own link, that never happened?
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/tesla-recalls-cybertru...

    > The issue stems from the brake rotors, and the report says more severe road conditions "may strain" the stud holes in the wheel rotor, causing cracks to form. If the cracks persist and worsen, it may result in the wheel detaching entirely.
https://autos.yahoo.com/ev-and-future-tech/articles/tesla-cy...

    > In a recent off-road escapade at the King of the Hammers event in Johnson Valley, California, a Tesla Cybertruck experienced a mechanical failure resulting in one of its wheels snapping off. The incident, captured over the weekend, has raised eyebrows about the durability of Tesla's much-touted electric truck.
I can't remember the specific video, but I recall seeing someone breakdown some of the poor materials/engineering choices for "truck" use cases and of the mass of the CT.

Found: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_scBKKHi7WQ

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gyanchawdhary • today at 3:48 PM

whatever this author writes should to be taken with a grain of salt ... i mean, he's paying his mortage and putting his kids thru school by professionally critiquing everything Elon does .. at leaat based on his wirted article history .. https://www.wired.com/story/how-tesla-made-its-new-230-mph-c... ..

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