Tesla Cybertruck owners find registration loopholes in Europe

[Somebody]

So Tesla chief engineer believes improving pedestrian safety makes the battery electric scythe a worse product? That says more about Tesla's world view than anything.

It is because it would lose the iconic shape of the car and it would no longer be  special as they wanted.. also it is as unsafe as any other 3 tons truck so it's not such a big deal

[heffeque]

It is because it would lose the iconic shape of the car and it would no longer be  special as they wanted.. also it is as unsafe as any other 3 tons truck so it's not such a big deal

That's a lie.
It's much more unsafe for pedestrians (we have a lot of those in Europe, and care about them because we're actually the pedestrians very often) than cars that adhere to EU's laws.

[Sérgio]

Saw one for the first time yesterday and boy that's a metal monster lol what a horrible thing, hope it's kept out of the European roads ugh

[Les]

It's a lot of fuss over a refrigerator with Wheels. It's one of the ugliest vehicles on the road today. It has no Soul.

[Mike p]

They're not loopholes!


Ffs we have Ariel Atom, Catheram, Hummer H1, Gladiators, F650, Raptors, Doge Trax, key cars, Microlino, Citroen Ami.. etc

So clearly shape or weight has NOTHING to do with getting a car registered. They simply made the modifications necessary for registration, just like any other import. 

[Mike p]

I hope Cybertruck owners get fined extensively in Europe.

Bring the Model 2 already and leave the pedestrian killing machines in the US, where pedestrian lives have no value (or at least that's what US legislation seems to suggest).

a cybertruck has better breaking than any current US truck ever made. Including high performance versions like the TRAX or Raptor. The cybertruck is perfectly safe for any road

[Mike p]

Stupid European laws, can't wait to see these beasts in Europe.

there's no European laws against the Cybertruck. There's many heavier and bigger American trucks than the Cybertruck and they're all over Europe. It was clear form day one that Cybertrucks will 100% be registered in Europe

[heffeque]

a cybertruck has better breaking than any current US truck ever made. Including high performance versions like the TRAX or Raptor. The cybertruck is perfectly safe for any road

How old are you? Do you think that braking performance is the only thing making a car safe for others?

there's no European laws against the Cybertruck. There's many heavier and bigger American trucks than the Cybertruck and they're all over Europe. It was clear form day one that Cybertrucks will 100% be registered in Europe

Correct, there are no European laws against the Cybertruck, though there are laws against cars that are like the Cybertruck.
Incorrect, not all American cars can be registered in Europe, at least not in the "car" category. You won't see a Ford F-350 driven by a "soccer-mom" because those aren't legally cars here. They're trucks, and thus need a special drivers license (which most people don't have), and can't drive at normal speeds (because they're trucks).