The Cybertruck's wheel cover can be seen flying nearly 20 feet into the air before returning to the ground just ahead of an oncoming car
While going around a bend in the road, the truck’s hubcap pops off its wheel and flies nearly 20 feet into the air, cresting the power lines running above the highway. It then returns to the ground just in front of a Volkswagen Jetta, whose driver needed to employ some emergency braking to avoid coming into contact with it. Thankfully, it went under the car and got spit out the other end, but we imagine it would’ve caused some damaged bodywork or a broken windshield if it had been hit head-on.
Could this wheel cover detachment be an isolated incident? Yes, but it does serve to highlight the ongoing production struggles that Tesla is facing with bringing their first truck to market. Be it design flaw or assembly error, it’s not the first time this truck’s been
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