{"id":37318,"date":"2022-12-01T11:25:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T16:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=37318"},"modified":"2022-12-01T11:25:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T16:25:35","slug":"tesla-chief-designer-cybertruck-teases-upcoming-new-ev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=37318","title":{"rendered":"Tesla chief designer talks Cybertruck and teases upcoming new EV"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Tesla-Cybertruck-Moss-Landing-KSBW-Jerrett-Knapp-1.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Tesla-Cybertruck-Moss-Landing-KSBW-Jerrett-Knapp-1.jpg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Tesla-Cybertruck-Moss-Landing-KSBW-Jerrett-Knapp-1.jpg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Tesla-Cybertruck-Moss-Landing-KSBW-Jerrett-Knapp-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Tesla-Cybertruck-Moss-Landing-KSBW-Jerrett-Knapp-1.jpg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Tesla-Cybertruck-Moss-Landing-KSBW-Jerrett-Knapp-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Tesla-Cybertruck-Moss-Landing-KSBW-Jerrett-Knapp-1.jpg?w=2500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 2500w\" width=\"1600\" height=\"840\" alt=\"Tesla Cybertruck\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>Tesla chief designer Franz\u00a0von Holzhausen gave a rare interview where he discussed the Cybertruck design and teased an upcoming new Tesla model.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-269279\"\/><ins class=\"adsbygoogle author_ad ad-container adsbygoogle author_ad hide-lg author-in-content\" data-ad-host=\"ca-host-pub-5506057612223327\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4655152367470280\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>At Tesla, it\u2019s fairly rare for executives not named \u201cMusk\u201d to be authorized to talk to the media.<\/p>\n<p>Franz\u00a0von Holzhausen, who has been chief designer at Tesla for over a decade, is a rare exception as he sometimes gives out interviews. The chief designer gave an interview to CNBC where he discussed the Tesla Cybertruck\u2019s design.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the video interview, and you can find some interesting quotes that we pulled below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe id=\"post-youtube-video-1\" title=\"Tesla\u2019s Chief Designer On The Cybertruck And Working With Elon Musk\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xTH3Nm_Ca1g?feature=oembed&amp;rel=0&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>von Holzhausen confirmed that the truck\u2019s radical design is the result of the manufacturing process that Tesla needs to adopt to build the electric truck with a stainless steel exoskeleton:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\" readability=\"12\">\n<p>The Cybertruck is one of these rare moments where in a way, form followed function. A lot of times we put the form in front of the function. Especially in the automotive world. And it\u2019s really tough to mix the two, but Cybertruck is really born out of the idea of a different way of manufacturing, a material that put toughness on the outside. So we really wanted to use stainless steel as a material so that the hardest part of the vehicle was on the outside, not the delicate paint. And it felt right for a truck that\u2019s used in like a Swiss army knife in any kind of environment has to be tough.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The designer added about the limitations of stainless steel and how Tesla handled the design, despite those limitations:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\" readability=\"15\">\n<p>So stainless steel is really tough to form, especially when you make it bulletproof or thicker to withstand impacts and not be damaged. And so we really looked at new ways of manufacturing. You could only break form and form it in one direction. You can\u2019t do compound curves or things with the thickness of the stainless steel that we\u2019re using. So it really led us to a design that was really planar, really simplistic, and it was also a chance to break the paradigm of what pickup trucks have been for the past 60 or 70 years. The same there\u2019s kind of this three box shape, and we just thought from an aerodynamic perspective, having a covered back a sloping roof would also be helpful. And oddly enough, it may not look it, but the Cybertruck is an incredibly aerodynamic vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That\u2019s fair, though I would add \u201cfor a pickup truck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>von Holzhausen was asked about his favorite design at Tesla so far, and the designer said that it is \u201cthe one that\u2019s coming,\u201d but one that he \u201ccan\u2019t talk about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The next vehicle that <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2022\/04\/20\/elon-musk-releases-details-tesla-robotaxi-electric-car-cost-per-mile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tesla is expected to unveil is its \u201crobotaxi<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2022\/04\/20\/elon-musk-releases-details-tesla-robotaxi-electric-car-cost-per-mile\/\">,\u201d<\/a> a new EV dedicated to self-driving and being used primarily as some kind of driverless Uber. <\/p>\n<p>Not much else is known about the vehicle, but CEO Elon Musk said that it will be \u201cfuturistic-looking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>von Holzhausen also said that he is excited about the Cybertruck\u2019s radical design being on the road as it should create some interesting visuals. Tesla is expected to bring the Cybertruck to production in mid-2023.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of the production version, the chief designer said it will be extremely similar to the original prototype unveiled in 2019, except a few percentage points smaller.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-disclaimer-container\" readability=\"6.3518518518519\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\"><em>FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/about\/#affiliate\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- post ad --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla chief designer Franz\u00a0von Holzhausen gave a rare interview where he discussed the Cybertruck design and teased an upcoming new Tesla model. At Tesla, it\u2019s fairly rare for executives not named \u201cMusk\u201d to be authorized to talk to the media. Franz\u00a0von Holzhausen, who has been chief designer at Tesla for over a decade, is a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}