Why “Stainless” is being discussed
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Thr angular Cybertruck design was actually not primarily for show. It comes from the fact that its body is made from cold-rolled, full-hard stainless steel that can't be stamped…
by cubefox · Nov 6, 2026
If this thing had good safety ratings, then there is something wrong with those ratings. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/18/te…
by Krasnol · Nov 6, 2026
I think Tesla did some cool things with it, but I think it's a little too early to label it as an engineering breakthrough. I'm not convinced some of the things they did and dec…
by classictraffic · Nov 6, 2026
Recycling them to make saucepans from the stainless steel would give them a more practical afterlife then when they were a truck.
by SoftTalker · Nov 6, 2026
I had a pre-order. The reason I canceled was because the delivered product had a lot less range and was much more expensive than previously announced. There were other things th…
by x3haloed · Nov 6, 2026
A folded stainless exoskeleton without paint has the potential to make low volume car manufacturing much cheaper. A press brake is generic and cheap. Molds for presses are cheap…
by bryanlarsen · Nov 6, 2026
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Stainless may refer to:Cleanliness, or the quality of being clean Stainless steel, a corrosion-resistant metal alloy Stainless Games, a British video game developer Stainless Broadcasting Company, a TV broadcaster based in Michigan, US Stainless Banner, the second national flag of the Confederate States of America Read more on Wikipedia