A Tesla Cybertruck was split in half after another vehicle crashed into it in Frisco, Texas, a few days ago. Images of the aftermath are impressive.
On Friday, the driver of a Mercedes-Benz G Wagon lost control and crashed into seven vehicles parked on the side of the road.
The G Wagon driver was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition. He is believed to have had a medical emergency, which led to the loss of control. He was the only one injured, as no one was in the parked vehicles.
The accident is getting some attention for the aftermath.
It looks like the first vehicle hit by the driver was a Tesla Cybertruck, and it appears to have been cleanly cut in half at the bed from the impact:
At short of 6,000 lbs, a G Wagon is undoubtedly heavy, and it’s not clear at what speed it was going at the time of the impact.
There’s no doubt that it had a significant impact, but it is still surprising to see the Cybertruck’s bed ripped straight off the truck’s frame.
Some are pointing to Tesla’s use of aluminum in the Cybertruck’s frame.
Despite Tesla’s claim that the Cybertruck is “bulletproof” and made out of an “exoskeleton,” the electric vehicle’s build is actually much closer to a traditional unibody system rather than an “exoskeleton.” Most of the visible body parts, which would be part of the chassis in an exoskeleton build, are actually trims attached to the body.
Furthermore, while Tesla touts its “ultra-hard stainless steel exoskeleton,” it mostly uses stainless steel on external parts, while many parts of the frame are made of aluminum.
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