logoalt Hacker News

CharlieDigital • today at 3:46 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

    > 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


Replies

schiffern • today at 4:04 PM

  >off-road incident
Big nothingburger in other words.

Obviously the NHTSA ('Highway' is in the name) doesn't care if you boulder-crawl and break your car. That's easy, in any car!

Boulder crawling typically involves heavily modified vehicles for a reason.

➕ show 1 reply