YIKES! Parked Edmunds Cybertruck hit by car ... totaled

[RetiredFirefighter]

Seems like they're mega expensive to repair ...

 

[72 440 Barracuda]

Listening to the parts damage, the Cybertruck was definitely not made do be repaired - I don't know how surprised I am with that. New products are highly modular and rarely built to be repaired. Just the labor costs usually add up to some serious money.
We are definitely a throw away society - I mean take any EV and the battery replacement alone makes that a sketchy proposition from a cost standpoint when they get to that age, but most new cars (not just EV's) aren't far away from that themselves if you take it to a repair shop.

 

[MikeD1]

I've seen other articles that showed very high costs of parts & collision repairs on these, not surprised at what they are saying here.

 

[RetiredFirefighter]

I have nothing against EV's or Tesla in general, it's only when wackos think "they're saving the planet" with them that I have a problem. That said ...

The unique amount of damage sustained by Edmunds Cybertruck could be related to it's "exoskeleton" structure:

What Is The Tesla Cybertruck Exoskeleton?
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/10/what-is-the-tesla-cybertruck-exoskeleton/
Tesla filed a "Vehicle with Exoskeleton" patent application in May 2021. The abstract of that patent application explains what the company means regarding this term: “A vehicle having an exoskeleton exterior panel that provides crash resistance is described. The exterior panel may be formed from a monolithic metal sheet and attached to an exterior portion of the vehicle frame, and the exterior panel does not comprise an additional support structure. At least one component may be directly attached to the exterior panel, and the exterior panel may bear the load of the at least one component. Methods of manufacturing the vehicle are also described.” So, yeah, the exoskeleton is there to provide more safety and is both a steel support structure and a part of the truck’s exterior.

And then there was this reported by Jalopnik:

Tesla Cybertruck Snaps Its Subframe In YouTube Durability Test
https://www.jalopnik.com/tesla-cybertruck-snaps-its-subrame-in-youtube-durabilit-1851613136/

"The Cybertruck has a tow rating of 11,000 pounds. It should have easily been able to rescue the F-150. And yet, the part of the subframe the hitch is attached to tore off completely ... That's just not supposed to happen. Period."

(see 5:55 mark)