Joe Rogan Experience #2569 - Bill Thompson · Aired Oct 21, 2026
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The Tesla Cybertruck is constructed out of cold-stamped steel.
The finding
What remains unresolved
Thompson hedges the manufacturing term with "I think." Tesla describes the exoskeleton as cold-rolled full-hard stainless steel. Rolling sheet stock and stamping a component are different production steps, so that wording alone does not prove that no steel parts are cold-stamped. The material family is right; the exact process claim is not established by the sources checked. Our earlier explanation also treated the announced 30X specification as though it settled every production panel.
Read the supporting source · ir.tesla.com ↗Quick answer & review status
Quick answer
Is it true that the Tesla Cybertruck is constructed out of cold-stamped steel?
We can't say yet. " Tesla describes the exoskeleton as cold-rolled full-hard stainless steel. Rolling sheet stock and stamping a component are different production steps, so that wording alone does not prove that no steel parts are cold-stamped. It was said on Joe Rogan Experience #2569 - Bill Thompson, aired Oct 21, 2026, at 4:08. We haven't independently confirmed who said it. We couldn't settle it from the evidence we captured, so it stays an open question, not a false claim. The supporting source is ir.tesla.com, linked below.
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