"It's not hard to see why. The Cybertruck's hulking stainless-steel frame and razor-sharp edges fall foul of a bunch of European regulations, and efforts to import the truck into Europe have sparked political backlash and led to Cybertrucks being seized by police. Raven Seeholzer is trying to change that. The founder of used Tesla marketplace Teslab and his team have spent the past year"
"Other attempts to bring the truck across the Atlantic have largely ended in failure. One custom-wrapped vehicle was seized by police in the UK in January after they concluded it was not road-legal in the country. Another imported to the UK by YouTuber and luxury car dealer Yianni Charalambous quickly became embroiled in a spate of issues, with local politicians calling for the vehicle to be seized by police."
Cybertruck sales have continued in the US for nearly two years, gaining status appeal and attracting anti-Elon protests. European safety and vehicle regulations conflict with the Cybertruck's stainless-steel body and sharp edges, prompting political backlash and police seizures of imported examples. A Basel-based team at used-Tesla marketplace Teslab has spent a year dismantling Cybertrucks to modify structural and compliance issues, aiming to achieve road-legal status in Switzerland. Previous UK import attempts failed amid seizures and political pressure. The Basel project claims to be in final stages of regulatory adaptation to meet European standards.
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