A Rubberized Cybertruck Is Ploughing Through European Pedestrian Safety Rules

The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP ) has not yet measured, prodded, weighed, or smashed a Tesla Cybertruck.

It isn’t a legal requirement for cars to have a Euro NCAP test, but a low score is more than just a badge of dishonor, it’s a turnoff for consumers who tend to balk at buying cars that scrimp on safety.

Even vehicles that score zero can go on sale and be perfectly legal to buy.

Tesla ’s manual lists the steel vehicle as having a gross vehicle weight of 4 metric tons .

Euro NCAP says the Cybertruck has no “type approval” meaning it has no type approval.

EU motor directives also require speed limiters on vehicles that weigh more than 3.5 metric tons when full.

Tesla , Norton Slovak , and the Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic were all contacted for this piece, but none responded. In their open letter, the transport NGOs argue that if the European Commission fails to act, the importation of this single, rubber-edged Cybertruck could lead to the “mass import of Cybertrucks into Europe ,” which, they say, would prove a danger to pedestrians, cyclists, and those motorists not in similarly armored motor vehicles. Euro NCAP seems to agree with that conclusion..