The Tesla Cybertruck is too big and too dangerous for European roads, transport campaigners have warned.
There is confusion about whether the Cybertruck could be driven in Europe because of strict road safety rules. These ban sharp edges and require speed limiters on vehicles that weigh more than 3.5 tonnes.
Tesla says the vehicle weighs four tonnes, compared with about two tonnes for normal family cars. In a letter to the European Commission campaign groups called for Cybertrucks to be removed from public roads.
“Very oversized pickup trucks [are] now being increasingly imported and bringing danger to our streets,” James Nix, from the campaign group Transport & Environment, said.
Europe’s car market has followed the North American shift to big and heavy sports utility vehicles