An automotive benchmarking and engineering company called Caresoft Global completed its first disassembly of the Tesla Cybertruck, satisfying everyone’s curiosity to peek into its internal design.
In a video posted by Autoline Network, Caresoft Global president Terry Woychowski details some of the initial findings from the Cybertruck teardown. He highlights how Tesla assembles its stainless steel body, demystifies the four-wheel steering by-wire system, and talks about battery packs, 48-volt systems, and “integrated die-casting,” which is what Tesla and some Chinese cars A high-tech manufacturing technique used by manufacturers to simplify automobile manufacturing and reduce costs.
First, Woychowski points out, the Cybertruck’s “body-in-white” (the car’s basic skeleton and body) doesn’t have a floor. Similar to the Model Y, the battery pack doubles as the Cybertruck’s floor, with the top of the battery being thickened to accommodate this function. However, Woychowski said that unlike some other complex battery installations, removing the Cybertruck’s battery pack is relatively simple.
Caresoft’s teardown also provides a clear look at the inner workings of components in “unibody die-casting,” a manufacturing technique pioneered by Tesla that replaces traditional multiple smaller parts with a large, single-piece casting The splicing method is used to manufacture certain chassis parts of the car with the goal of improving manufacturing efficiency, reducing costs and enhancing the strength of the body structure. Tesla also uses “integrated die-casting” technology on Model Y.
Caresoft Global found that the structure beneath the Cybertruck’s rear seats is also made from “one-piece die-casting” and is covered with a tan coating, which Woychowski said is to prevent corrosion.
Another interesting thing is that not all of the Cybertruck’s features use 48-volt architecture. Woychowski said in the video that some auxiliary features, such as vanity mirror lights and roof lights, may use traditional 12-volt systems.
In the coming days, as the teardown progresses further, details will be released. However, one issue related to the production quality of this early Cybertruck has been discovered during the teardown process – the door seals look jagged, and Caresoft also found that one of the rear doors has the wrong hinge. The Cybertruck’s front door openings are wide enough, while the rear doors only open close to 90 degrees. Caresoft found that only one rear door had the problem, with the other three doors opening at the same angle, which Woychowski said may have been caused by the assembly crew mistakenly attaching the hinges of the front door to the rear door. For a car that sells for more than $100,000 (Note: currently about 721,000 RMB), this problem obviously shouldn’t arise.
