Article 6RA9W Tesla Cybertruck ‘too big and sharp’ for European roads, say campaigners

Tesla Cybertruck ‘too big and sharp’ for European roads, say campaigners

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Ajit Niranjan
from Technology | The Guardian on (#6RA9W)

Questions raised about registration in Czech Republic of one of first models to reach continent

Tesla's Cybertruck is too big and sharp for European roads, transport campaigners have warned, as questions are raised about the registration of one of the first of the electric pickup trucks to hit the continent.

There had been confusion about whether the Cybertruck could be driven in Europe, owing to strict road safety rules that ban sharp edges and require speed limiters on vehicles that weigh more than 3.5 tonnes when full. Tesla's manual lists the angular steel vehicle as having a gross vehicle weight of 4 tonnes. (The equivalent of a standard family car, such as a Ford Focus, is 1.9 tonnes.)

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