Tesla’s troubled electric pickup is illegal in Europe, yet somehow a barely modified model has found a way to get licensed. A group of European transport organizations claim this ride could spell disaster.
The Europe an New Car Assessment Programme has not yet measured, prodded, weighed, or smashed a Tesla Cybertruck—or checked whether pedestrians could survive a hit from this angular beast—but Elon Musk’s electric pickup truck might potentially score poorly on the tests anyway. “Based only on the car’s visual appearance, there are several aspects of this vehicle that look like they may be a threat to pedestrians,” claims Euro NCAP’s director of strategic development, Matthew Avery.
Tesla’s manual lists the steel vehicle as having a gross vehicle weight of 4 metric tons. “Since it’s not destined for Europe … we wouldn’t test ,” states Euro NCAP’s Avery. He adds that another stumbling block is that the Cybertruck has no “type approval.” EU type approval means confirmation that production samples of design meet specified performance standards set by the European Commission’s automotive directives.
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