Tesla Cybercab's all-plastic body uses reaction injection molding, cutting part emissions ~35%
elonmusk · x · 2026-09-08
- Maye Musk praised Cybercab's two-seat layout: in eight years of driving a Model S she used four seats only twice, mostly driving alone.
- @Teslaconomics notes the entire outer body is plastic — a first for a production Tesla. Color is molded directly into panels via reaction injection molding, skipping the paint shop: hours of traditional painting become minutes.
- Tesla says this cuts manufacturing emissions for those parts by 35% and eliminates paint VOCs; the plastic skin isn't the crash structure — front and rear giga castings handle that.
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