Elon Musk explains why Tesla Cybertruck's glass was shattered by steel ball - CNET

Smacking the Cybertruck's stainless steel body with a sledgehammer didn't do much damage, but apparently cracked the base of the windows' glass.

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Tesla boss Elon Musk has been tweeting regularly about Cybertruck since it was unveiled last Thursday, offering an explanation about how its "armor glass" was shattered by a steel ball after the body held up to multiple sledgehammer strikes during its reveal event.

Yup. Sledgehammer impact on door cracked base of glass, which is why steel ball didn’t bounce off. Should have done steel ball on window, *then* sledgehammer the door. Next time …

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 25, 2019

"Sledgehammer impact on door cracked base of glass, which is why steel ball didn't bounce off. Should have done steel ball on window, *then* sledgehammer the door. Next time ... " he confirmed to a follower.

Musk also gave us a sense of how popular the truck was -- after saying the company had 146,000 orders for the electric pickup truck on Saturday, he suggested the following day that the number jumped to 200,000.

Elon Musk stands with the Cybertruck after it failed a demo of its revolutionary window glass. 

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Reserving a Cybertruck costs $100, with options ranging from $39,900 to $69,900, and production will begin in late 2021. Musk noted that the truck will be Tesla's "last product unveil for a while," but promised more announcements in 2020.

Tesla didn't immediately respond to a request for further comment.

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First published at 3:07 a.m. PT.
Updated at 5:40 a.m. PT: Adds Musk's explanation for the glass shattering.

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