And if Cyber truck couldn’t come to Europe because of its overly aggressive design and sharp edges?
At least that’s what the latest information released by Lars Moravi, Tesla’s vice president of vehicle development, suggests. The latter contacted TopGear Netherlands directly and confirmed that the Cybertruck will likely never arrive in Europe.
History of millimeters
According to Morawi, it’s the regulatory issue that creates the problem. In addition to the 3-ton huge electric pick-up truck, which in some countries requires an appropriate license, it is precisely the forms Cyber truck which pose a problem.
” First, the pickup truck market in the United States is huge, and it’s different for youMorawi told TopGear. Second: European standards require a rounding of 3.2 millimeters on protruding parts. Unfortunately, it is not possible to achieve a roundness of 3.2 millimeters on a 1.4 millimeter stainless steel sheet“, he would add.
In other words, to hope to cross the Atlantic, the Cybertruck would have to literally change its appearance, characteristic of this pickup truck straight from a sci-fi movie. Not sure that such a project will be confirmed by Elon Musk!
Alarming crash test results
Another pitfall tarnishes the fledgling reputation of the electric juggernaut. in addition decorations that leave much to be desired on the first models that were loaned to American journalists, it is the results of crash tests that leave one cautious.
In fact, it is rigidity Cyber truck which is in question. The model is so “hard” that it barely bends when it hits a wall head-on. Problem: A recent vehicle must deform at the front or rear to absorb some of the kinetic energy during a collision. The goal is to minimize the energy sent to the driver to mitigate shock and possible injury.
With such rigidity of the structure, passengers are thrown into the cabin with all their might. And from the outside, the same problem. The hood is supposed to cushion the fall of a pedestrian who would crash into the Cybertruck and hit sheet metal. But the excessively large ground clearance could well have caused the pedestrian involved in the accident to pass under the SUV… So many elements that will not meet the standards set by the EU!
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Source: Auto Plus
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