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“Due to the nature of Cybertruck, which is made…”

Elon Musk to Tesla employees, August 2023

Leaked email on Cybertruck part tolerances, first reported by the Cybertruck Owners Club per Electrek. Date is the Electrek publication date; subject line not given. The exact send date is not public; the month shown is when it was published.

Leaked
From
Elon Musk
Sent
August 2023
To
Tesla employees
Subject
Not shown in source
Due to the nature of Cybertruck, which is made of bright metal with mostly straight edges, any dimensional variation shows up like a sore thumb. All parts for this vehicle, whether internal or from suppliers, need to be designed and built to sub 10 micron accuracy. That means all part dimensions need to be to the third decimal place in millimeters and tolerances need be specified in single digit microns. If LEGO and soda cans, which are very low cost, can do this, so can we. Precision predicates perfectionism. Elon
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