Not so much loopholes as existing mechanisms. There are ways to import vehicles and modify them to be road safe / legal, called homologation which involves submitting a lot of paperwork, taxes, inspections and certifications to an EU government and having a car be certified. And also more restrictive special permits so a vehicle can be shown at events or whatever. The cybertruck however is simply too far over the line that no amount of modification would make it road legal.
I heard stories about people not even doing that, only abusing grace periods where you can drive a vehicle from abroad on our roads while you do the paperwork.
I’ve heard of people trying to get Cybertrucks road legal. Some guy in Czech republic almost managed it until a public outcry had his certification revoked. Another guy in UK had his car impounded. So if people are stupid enough to try driving their extremely recognizable illegal vehicle then they risk losing their it entirely.
It has never been on sale in the EU, there are a few that was given special permission to drive in limited areas for marketing and testing, but nothing more than that.
So, most metals will work harden when flexed even before reaching the yield point, while steel does not. This hardening of the metal will eventually cause metal fatigue and failure.
This does not rule out aluminum as a structural metal. Look at airplanes, there are 70 year old Cessnas still in service with semi-monocoque aluminum airframes.
As for cars a LOT of cars have aluminum or composite frames. The Mercedes SL, the Audi A8, the BMW i8, manufactured in Europe with aluminum chassis. Several makes from America and the far East have aluminum frames as well; Chevrolet Corvettes have had partial aluminum frames since the 90’s and GM started making all-aluminum frames for the Z06 models circa 2005, the Acura NSX has an aluminum frame.
Most cars are made of steel because it’s cheap, not by requirement.
Thank you for the informative comment. I have mild interest in materials science and I wasn’t aware of that property of steel v aluminum and other metals
Well i guess the EU can’t stop something being manufactured in the US.
No, but it should have required a passing test before going on sale in the EU
It never was for sale in the EU, it was always imported via loopholes where the EU assumed that the US would put roadworthy stuff on its roads.
Not so much loopholes as existing mechanisms. There are ways to import vehicles and modify them to be road safe / legal, called homologation which involves submitting a lot of paperwork, taxes, inspections and certifications to an EU government and having a car be certified. And also more restrictive special permits so a vehicle can be shown at events or whatever. The cybertruck however is simply too far over the line that no amount of modification would make it road legal.
I heard stories about people not even doing that, only abusing grace periods where you can drive a vehicle from abroad on our roads while you do the paperwork.
I’ve heard of people trying to get Cybertrucks road legal. Some guy in Czech republic almost managed it until a public outcry had his certification revoked. Another guy in UK had his car impounded. So if people are stupid enough to try driving their extremely recognizable illegal vehicle then they risk losing their it entirely.
It has never been on sale in the EU, there are a few that was given special permission to drive in limited areas for marketing and testing, but nothing more than that.
did it not ?
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So, most metals will work harden when flexed even before reaching the yield point, while steel does not. This hardening of the metal will eventually cause metal fatigue and failure.
This does not rule out aluminum as a structural metal. Look at airplanes, there are 70 year old Cessnas still in service with semi-monocoque aluminum airframes.
As for cars a LOT of cars have aluminum or composite frames. The Mercedes SL, the Audi A8, the BMW i8, manufactured in Europe with aluminum chassis. Several makes from America and the far East have aluminum frames as well; Chevrolet Corvettes have had partial aluminum frames since the 90’s and GM started making all-aluminum frames for the Z06 models circa 2005, the Acura NSX has an aluminum frame.
Most cars are made of steel because it’s cheap, not by requirement.
Thank you for the informative comment. I have mild interest in materials science and I wasn’t aware of that property of steel v aluminum and other metals