Why Elon Musk’s Tesla Cybertruck will NEVER be available to buy in the UK: Premier League footballers’ favorite car dealer reveals the truth

Elon Musk’s Tesla Cybertruck will never be available to buy in the UK unless the company makes big changes, a specialist car dealer has revealed.

The rare James Bond-inspired truck, which was unveiled by the X owner in 2019, has a top speed of 112 mph, is capable of withstanding 9mm bullets and features an unbreakable windshield.

But, even with all its safety features, the Cybertruck is unlikely to ever be driven in the UK due to several strange design aspects, including its sharp edges and colossal weight.

According to an electric car specialist, the truck, with its current angular design and 3,107kg weight, will never be able to pass Europe’s “very strict safety regulations”, meaning it is unlikely to ever hit the roads. British.

And although it emerged this week that a vehicle had been registered in the Czech Republic, activists have already called on the country’s government to ban it, further jeopardizing its entry into the European market.

Premier Sports Solutions, founded by Richard Clark, is a company that sells luxury cars to a number of high-profile clients, including some top division footballers.

There have already been between 10 and 15 players who have inquired about purchasing a Cybertruck, only to find out that they are not yet roadworthy in the country.

Marc Nazar, who works as an electric car specialist at the company, told MailOnline that there are a number of design aspects preventing the truck from being sold in the UK.

He said: “The main reason the cybertruck won’t come to the UK or Europe is because the sharp angle and solid, upright front end doesn’t meet European crash standards.

Marc said that while the truck is “one of the safest cars on the road” for passengers and would “probably pass driver safety tests,” it would not be considered safe for pedestrians under “very strict safety standards.” from the United Kingdom.

He continued: It doesn’t seem to pass the pedestrian safety tests we have here and in Europe which say the front of the vehicle must be designed to protect pedestrians in the event of a collision, the front can’t be sharp, too upright or with pieces that stick out.

“So just by looking at the car you can tell that without a serious redesign, the cybertruck will not pass those tests.”

Marc continued: ‘On top of that, there are some minor issues, like it uses a different charging connector that is only found in North America.

“In theory they could change this to CCS, which is what we use here (in the UK), otherwise an adapter would be needed for the car to charge at our sockets, just like the Hummer EV we sold recently to Newcastle. player.’

“Of course, if these regulations change or if Tesla comes out with a modification that allows them to pass the regulations, then we will be able to get these cars very quickly and this car would certainly be a big seller among our customers.”

Stefan Teller, automotive safety certification expert at SGS-TUV Saar GmbH, agreed that the vehicle will need “significant modifications to the basic structure” before it can enter the European market.

“The front of the vehicle should not be rigid,” Teller explained to the German automotive magazine Automobilwoche in 2019.

“The bumper and hood must be able to absorb energy to protect pedestrians.”

EU rules also require new vehicles to include automatic detection of pedestrians and cyclists, and a new line-of-sight standard for trucks and buses to allow drivers to have a better view of other road users around their vehicles. .

It comes as European activists have called for the truck to be banned from the streets of Europe, after one was spotted in the Czech Republic.

Campaigners claim the electric vehicle’s angular design would “exacerbate injury severity and mortality rates” and “present serious dangers” to the public. They have urged officials to “suspend the Cybertruck’s access to public roads.”

But it wasn’t the first time the vehicle had been seen in Europe, as Putin’s crony Ramzan Kadyrov shared a video last month boasting about his new Cybertruck when it came complete with a machine gun on the roof.

The head of the Chechen Republic posted a video of himself testing the vehicle at his “palace-style” mansion in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. A machine gun rests comfortably on the ceiling while Kadyrov wears bullets around his neck.

But two days later, Musk denied giving the Cybertruck to Kadyrov and was later accused of remotely shutting down the £145,000 vehicle after the Chechens sent it to war.