Tesla offers an exciting glimpse into the early, failed and earlier designs of its new Cybertruck electric pickup truck. When the Cybertruck was first unveiled in 2019, its design was polarizing. The Cybertruck's design created a "wow and I need that" effect for many people, but also a lot of laughter. However, Tesla has recorded a total of around 1.5 million reservations for the Cybertruck to date.
Elon Musk, expressed his dislike for the current pickup designs, which he said have barely changed in the last 30 years. He wanted something radically different and spoke of being inspired by the aesthetics of Bladerunner. One of the design decisions that led to this radically different design was the decision to build the electric pick out of stainless steel. Walter Isaacson, a biographer who has studied Musk for years and whose biography will be published later this year, posted an excerpt from his book on Twitter that provides insight into the design decision and the associated stainless steel material for the cyber truck. He says Tesla's design team adamantly disagreed with Musk, but the CEO decided to use stainless steel in 2017:
"We're going to make the whole thing out of stainless steel," Musk said. Isaacson continues, "Using stainless steel opened up new possibilities for the look of the truck. Instead of using stamping machines to shape carbon fiber into body panels with subtle curves and shapes, stainless steel would favor straight surfaces and sharp angles. This allowed - and in some ways forced - the design team to come up with more futuristic, edgy and even flashy ideas.
Along with the excerpt, Isaacson released a photo from the Tesla Design Studio in Los Angeles showing a series of early engineering drawings of the Cybertruck.
Adding to @SawyerMerritt post: In my book, https://t.co/7JGHd10TEa I describe how on one Friday in 2017, @elonmusk decreed, "We are going to do this whole thing in stainless steel." I note: "The use of stainless steel opened up new possibilities for the look of the truck.... https://t.co/mnTjub13xP pic.twitter.com/sG2lPoE57X
- Walter Isaacson (@WalterIsaacson) July 18, 2023
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