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#2845597 9-Jan-2022 12:03

kingdragonfly: From Youtube blurb: "Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the Tesla Cybertruck will go into 'volume production' in 2023.

The EV brand confirmed earlier this year that the electric pick-up was delayed and wouldn’t go on sale until 2022 due to various issues, including the global semiconductor shortage. "

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There's only one way to describe the Cyber Truck. Fugly

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#2845600 9-Jan-2022 12:28

Technofreak: There's only one way to describe the Cyber Truck. Fugly

Imo they look a lot better on the road. When I see those sharp edges I always wonder if this vehicle will pass pedestrian safety standards anywhere except USA.

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#2845630 9-Jan-2022 14:14

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Technofreak: There's only one way to describe the Cyber Truck. Fugly

Imo they look a lot better on the road. When I see those sharp edges I always wonder if this vehicle will pass pedestrian safety standards anywhere except USA.

By looking a lot better on the road am I to assume they're just ugly on the road.

Re the sharp edges, I have to wonder the same. Perhaps the design was copied off the B2 Bomber.

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#2845634 9-Jan-2022 14:22

B2 ? Nah, I'd go for the Vickers Velos -

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2019/05/18/the-13-all-time-ugliest-airplanes/

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#2845644 9-Jan-2022 14:53

YouTuber Shmee150 looking at the Vinfast range in Las Vegas at the CES 2022 show..

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#2845646 9-Jan-2022 14:55

Also shown at CES 2022, the Sony Vision-S EV's

https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/vision-s/

The Vision-S 01 looks good

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#2845648 9-Jan-2022 14:57

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Technofreak: There's only one way to describe the Cyber Truck. Fugly

Imo they look a lot better on the road. When I see those sharp edges I always wonder if this vehicle will pass pedestrian safety standards anywhere except USA.

They have pedestrian safety standards in the USA?

I thought the general attitude was that if you're so stupid (or poor) that you're walking, well more fool you

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#2845649 9-Jan-2022 15:00

They do but... not really for trucks, trucks have an entirely different set of rules.

And afik we dont really have strict ped safety crash test standards either like Europe - where the CT wont be sold.

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#2845798 9-Jan-2022 17:46

RobDickinson: They do but... not really for trucks, trucks have an entirely different set of rules.

It fits the truck category because it's called cybertruck? ; ). Win.

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#2845804 9-Jan-2022 17:54

PolicyGuy:

They have pedestrian safety standards in the USA?

Or do pedestrians generally have more inbuilt shock absorbing there?

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#2845817 9-Jan-2022 18:31

This is an old article, which makes me think if the Cybertruck is ever made, it'll have proper bumpers and lots of interior changes, which will change its looks substantially.

Autoblog: Cybertruck legal to drive on Mars; in Germany, maybe not so much\

...The problem is the "nearly impenetrable exoskeleton" made of ultra-hard 30X cold-rolled stainless steel that gives the Cybertruck its shape, sheen, and sledgehammer-defying strength. Teller said the super-hard bodywork "contradicts the common European security philosophy" concerning vehicle occupants and pedestrians. He believes the toughened shell endangers passengers because, in an accident, "There are enormous forces acting on the occupants" such that "airbags no longer help there either." We haven't seen a Cybertruck in a crash test, so we don't know if or how Tesla's addressed this concern, but Teller believes, "The occupants feel safe, but they are not."

The expert thinks pedestrians will take hard knocks as well, which is a huge no-no on The Continent. National regulations over there demand that "The front of the vehicle must not be stiff," and, "The bumper and bonnet must be able to absorb energy to protect the pedestrians." If a sledgehammer swing won't leave a dent in the Cybertruck's bodywork, pedestrians and cyclists will get bounced off the pickup like squash balls.

Teller said the only way to German approval would be "strong modifications to the basic structure." As others have pointed out, Tesla could try going the route of certification as a specialized armored vehicle, but European regulators would likely see that as the end-around it would be.

When Autoblog spoke to researchers at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety about the newest Tesla, they noted some of the differences between American and European regulations such as our lack of pedestrian impact rules. They also said it's too early to tell how the truck will fare in a crash test.
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#2845824 9-Jan-2022 18:57

They are not designing it for "The Continent".

We've already seen preproduction vehicles.

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#2845946 10-Jan-2022 07:26

not the battery but the cable

https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/300492691/5minute-electric-vehicle-charging-could-be-here-soon-professor-says

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#2845957 10-Jan-2022 08:42

Eh we'll probably get there but no car (ourside the rimac) is making use of the 350kw chargers we have already yet

Not sure people realise how fast 100kw+ charging is anyhow (in a moderately efficient car)

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#2845960 10-Jan-2022 08:56

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Technofreak: There's only one way to describe the Cyber Truck. Fugly

Imo they look a lot better on the road. When I see those sharp edges I always wonder if this vehicle will pass pedestrian safety standards anywhere except USA.

At first I thought the same, but then I changed my mind to think "Why should it copy other ute designs, why can't they reinvent from scratch?" Then started to think it looks cool. Each to their own though!

The camera safety system is supposed to act in a way that it should never have the chance to hit a pedestrian. Therefore if it works as it should, the chances it causes damage to a pedestrian should be the same or more likely better than any other ute on the market.

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