This is a good example for bad design. Apart from the odd shape (this is debateable - perhaps some people like the design) the choice of the exterior material is not to be considered a good one, concidering the vehicle’s exposure to the elements (dead bugs, tree sap, salt, dust, dirt, etc.) is nothing out of the ordinary. These are normal things an ordinary vehicle is exposed to.
Maybe Tesla could sell accessories like some kind of panel covers to protect the body of the car, in a similar way phone covers are being sold to protect phones. Which in itself is also the result of bad design: not only a phone cover hides the original design of the phone, the necessity to use a cover on a phone shows that the phone probalby is not built strong enough to withstand daily usage, like falling on the ground or being carried in a pocket.
DeLoreans, early-production models in particular, suffered from poor build quality as well as mechanical issues.
This quote ist taken from the English Wikipeda Article. In the German Wikipeda Article quality issues are described more detailed: many issues involved the gull-wing doors, which had a complicated opening mechanism that often jammed. Also one could injure their hand by closing the door, as it was too heavy. The German Wikipeda Article also mentioned, that, due to the choice of material for the body work, a proper alignment of the stainless steel panels was not to be expected.
Edit: to reference to the original question: I haven’t found any statements regarding to the pollution of the stainless steel body, but I can imagine that this car had the same issues the Cyber Truck is having.
Or Tesla could offer a different material choice, like COR-TEN steel. Its rusty surface will hide all the bugs and dirt and one does not need to wash the car immediately after exposure. Also, this choice of material comes with the same disadvantages stainless steel has to offer: e.g. no proper alignment of the body panels. This means that Tesla doesn’t have to change their way of assembly.
Well, of course most of it is attributed to the (lack of) craftmanship. I’ve seen videos of Teslas that are falling apart, because of sloppy assembly.
I have read somewhere else that stainless steel sheet metal has different properties than the regular metal cars are usually made of, which makes it harder to process. I can imagine that it is harder to align such material in general.
Although this is not COR-TEN steel. The original body parts, which are made from “normal” metal have been altered chemically in their surface. This kind of appearence is called “Rat Style”.
This is what dominates the news in Germany right now. The right wing party AfD (Alternative für Deutschland - “Alternative for Germany”) is showing their fascist intentions. There are eerie similarities to the Third Reich.
Seit Jahren scheitert die AfD daran, im Bundestagspräsidium vertreten zu sein. Brandenburgs CDU-Chef Jan Redmann glaubt, das befeuere den Opfermythos der Partei.
BrandenburgsCDU-Chef Jan Redmann hat sich offen gezeigt, der AfD einen Vizeposten im Präsidium des Parlaments zuzugestehen. “Es nützt der AfD, dass deren Kandidaten regelmäßig bei der Wahl im Bundestag durchfallen”, sagte der CDU-Politiker dem RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND). “Denn das stützt ihren eigenen Opfermythos, in dem die Partei sich so lustvoll badet. Sie versucht damit, die anderen als schlechte Demokraten zu stigmatisieren.”
Da hat wohl jemand noch Restbestände der guten alten Bleifarbe von der IG Farben aufgetan. Vielleicht sollte sich der Herr Redmann einmal die Correctiv!- Recherche durchlesen. Gerade in der CDU und auch in der Werteunion scheinen viele Kandidaten zu sitzen, die sicherlich kein Problem damit haben, mit der AfD zu koalieren, sollte diese an die Macht kommen. Vermutlich gibt es sogar starke Überschneidungen in der Gesinnung.
Some manufacturers are already eyeing an exemption for batteries used in “wet conditions” to opt out electric toothbrushes and possibly wearables like earbuds and smartwatches. The exemption is “based on unfounded safety claims,” states Thomas Opsomer, policy engineer for iFixit, in Repair.EU’s post.
Despite the coming up regulation on batteries and waste batteries by the EU Council batteries in water-proof devices will probably be exempt from being replceable, because the water proof feature of the device cannot be guaranteed. This undermines the right to repair and manufacturers can hope that customers replace their entire devices soon. Making phones water-proof is a loophole to seal off the device so that it is not to be repaired, at least without keeping the water-proof features after repairing.
Here’s a crazy thing no one talks about; Bugs. Dad taught me to clean the car’s windshield at every gas stop. Ya know, use the squeegee at the station? That was normal car maintenance. We’d often stop just for that purpose. Bug guts everywhere.
This. When I was a kid during the 90s, cars were covered in bugs during summer. Today there are bugs on windshields too, but compared to back then it’s maybe only 10% of them. What also comes with the decliine in the insect population is a decline in the population of birds, because there are lesser and lesser natural habitats and food sources.
I am from Europe. What I also noticed is that, when you find insects or spiders and such, many of them are invasive and originally located in southern Europe. But each year they appear farther north, probably because of cilmate change.
Knights of Cydonia - Muse, played by 1,000 musicians | Rockin'1000 (www.youtube.com)
An impressive performance!
Tesla: You’ll Have to Wipe Dead Bugs and Bird Poop off Your Cybertruck ASAP to Avoid Corrosion (www.motorbiscuit.com)
Secret plan against Germany (correctiv.org)
This is what dominates the news in Germany right now. The right wing party AfD (Alternative für Deutschland - “Alternative for Germany”) is showing their fascist intentions. There are eerie similarities to the Third Reich.
Bundestagspräsidium : Brandenburger CDU-Chef plädiert für AfD-Bundestagsvizepräsidenten (www.zeit.de) German
Seit Jahren scheitert die AfD daran, im Bundestagspräsidium vertreten zu sein. Brandenburgs CDU-Chef Jan Redmann glaubt, das befeuere den Opfermythos der Partei.
Anon notices what they've taken from us (sh.itjust.works)
"Nobody and nowhere will be safe": Experts say we can't hide from climate change (www.salon.com)