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AUTO INDUSTRY TESLA Garage Heads: UK Just WIPED The Floor With Tesla & SHOCKED Elon Musk PLAY YOUTUBE VIDEO Original article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXPhqXfNo5s Peter Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess
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Learn more Transcript 0:00 the cybert truck rolls through Manchester like a spaceship on wheels sleek massive impossible to ignore within minutes flashing lights surround it british police step in no warning no second chances the officer doesn't just pull the driver over he seizes the truck on the spot elon Musk's flagship vehicle banned from UK roads without mercy this wasn't a minor paperwork issue it was a full-on rejection of Tesla's vision a dramatic takedown that no one saw coming so now the question isn't what happened in Manchester why is the UK leading a broader European revolt against Tesla what made regulators call the Cybert truck a rolling hazard why did Tesla ignore the warning signs for years and is this the final nail in the coffin for Musk's global EV dominance what's happening the Cybert truck was supposed to be a revolution in automotive design tesla wanted to break every rule and they did but in the United Kingdom breaking certain rules has consequences at the center of the controversy is the 1:01 Cybert truck's exoskeleton unlike traditional vehicles that use deformable structures and rounded panels for crash safety the Cybert truck features sharp edges and a cold rolled stainless steel shell to Elon Musk and Tesla engineers this design choice represented innovation strength and resilience but to UK regulators it represented danger particularly for pedestrians and cyclists under UK and broader European Union safety standards vehicle exteriors must be designed to minimize injury during low-speed collisions that's why most cars have rounded hoods and soft corners they deform and absorb energy in a way that reduces the risk of serious injury it does the opposite its edges are angular its shell is rigid there is no crumple zone in essence it turns a moving vehicle into a battering ram worse still those edges aren't just stylistic they're structural you can't round them off or replace them without fundamentally altering the vehicle's architecture in fact Tesla patented the Cybert truck's edge design as a critical 2:03 component of the vehicle's body integrity in other words the very thing that makes the Cybert truck stand out is also what makes it impossible to approve in Europe uk regulators saw this coming in internal reports safety agencies had flagged the cyber truck as non-compliant years before it hit the road the seizure in Manchester wasn't a surprise it was a long- awaited confirmation of what safety engineers had feared and it was only the beginning and yet the deeper you look the more cracks begin to show what happened in Manchester was just the start if you're ready to follow this unraveling story hit subscribe now because it only gets wilder from here too heavy to drive the license law no one talked about in the United States drivers often favor large heavy vehicles trucks and SUVs dominate the market but in the United Kingdom vehicle regulations are written with very different assumptions british citizens who received their driving licenses after the year 1997 are legally limited to operating vehicles that weigh no more 3:03 than 3,500 kg approximately 7,700 lb that's the total allowed weight including the vehicle itself passengers and any cargo and here's where Tesla hits another legal wall the Cybert truck's curb weight starts at over 6,800 lb add in passengers gear or aftermarket parts and it easily crosses the legal threshold that means a person with a standard UK driver's license cannot legally operate a Cybert truck on public roads doing so would require a special category C1 license typically reserved for delivery vans small commercial vehicles and emergency service drivers in simpler terms buying a Cybert truck in the UK would be like buying a bus sure you can own one but unless you're licensed as a commercial vehicle operator you can't drive it this issue much like the design flaws is not something Tesla can fix with a quick patch or an over-the-air software update it's baked into the DNA of the vehicle the only way to make the Cybert truck 4:03 lighter would be to fundamentally redesign the materials body structure and battery platform none of which Tesla has any plans to do this licensing hurdle might seem minor but it's a massive logistical roadblock it means that even if all other problems were solved the Cybert truck would still be illegal for most British drivers and that brings us to the final nail in the coffin a piece of tech that was meant to lead the future but couldn't even pass a present-day inspection the innovation that killed it steer by wire rejected tesla's vision for the Cybert truck included many forwardthinking innovations one of the most ambitious the steer bywire system a complete departure from traditional mechanical steering instead of using a steering column physically connected to the wheels the Cybert truck sends electronic signals to steer the vehicle it's sleek it's futuristic it's incredibly precise and in the UK it's illegal here's why uk safety law requires that all steering 5:00 mechanisms be manually verifiable that means government inspectors must be able to physically examine the steering linkage to confirm it is safe properly installed and failsafe but with Tesla's digital system there is no physical linkage to inspect it operates entirely via software and if the software fails the driver could lose control entirely tesla argues that their system has redundancies but regulators aren't buying it until steerby wire systems can be physically tested and certified they cannot be approved for use on UK roads no exception no workaround just rejection this is not just a Tesla issue by the way no manufacturer using a full steer by wire system has passed UK inspection but Tesla's insistence on using it in the Cybert truck despite knowing it would face regulatory barriers only highlights the company's growing rift with global safety standards but as Elon fought back in the headlines the UK was just getting started and Europe was watching closely the lighting scandal why Tesla's LED bar is illegal tesla's design team wanted to make a statement the Cybert truck's full 6:06 width LED light bar across the front end looks like it was pulled straight from a science fiction film sleek futuristic and visually striking it made a bold first impression that had enthusiasts around the world drooling but in the United Kingdom and the European Union that design is not just controversial it's outright illegal here's why lighting regulations in Europe are not just guidelines they are strict rule-bound standards that are enforced with zero tolerance vehicles sold in these markets must comply with exact height brightness spacing and functionality requirements for every single light on the vehicle that includes headlights daytime running lights turn indicators fog lights and brake lights each type of light must be placed in specific zones of the vehicle and must be independently housed to ensure visibility from different angles and under varying driving conditions tesla's Cybertruck with its one piece LED bar running across the front breaks no fewer than six of these critical 7:02 regulations for example the continuous bar merges multiple light functions into a single strip in European law this is not just frowned upon it is forbidden turn indicators must be visually separated from headlights brake lights cannot share the same light source as tail lamps and even the angle at which lights are visible from the side is regulated down to the degree european road conditions are also a key factor unlike the wide openen highways of the United States roads in the United Kingdom are narrower often poorly lit and frequently subject to fog and rain under these conditions precise lighting becomes not just a matter of style but one of survival regulators argue that Tesla's design while futuristic impairs peripheral visibility increasing the risk of misjudged distances and collisions especially with pedestrians and cyclists but Tesla's mistake goes deeper than just aesthetics the lighting design on the Cybert truck is embedded into the exoskeleton frame making it structurally integral swapping it out for a legal design is not a simple matter of retrofitting different bulbs 8:06 or lenses it would require redesigning the front end of the truck entirely a change that could run upwards of $150,000 per unit so while Elon Musk may see the light bar as a design triumph European regulators see it as a dealbreaker and they're not bending for Tesla it's a painful lesson in what happens when innovation fails to consider international compliance unfortunately for Tesla the lighting design isn't the only problem built into the Cybert truck the very materials used in its construction violate another critical safety principle the steel problem why Tesla's tank-like frame was doomed elon Musk once bragged that the Cybert truck was virtually bulletproof capable of withstanding sledgehammer hits and small arms fire that might sound impressive at a tech demo but in the European Union being bulletproof is not the same as being safe the Cybert truck's frame is made from 30X cold rolled stainless steel a proprietary alloy Tesla claims is ultra durable and it is it's also wildly out of step with 9:04 what European regulators require for road safety the issue: energy absorption european crash safety standards prioritize what engineers call crumple zones areas of the vehicle specifically designed to collapse during an impact absorbing the energy of the crash before it reaches the passenger cabin this has been a guiding principle of automotive safety since the 1970s and it's backed by decades of crash test data the Cybertruck's rigid exoskeleton on the other hand is designed to do the exact opposite instead of crumpling it resists impact that means in a collision the force isn't absorbed by the body of the vehicle it's transferred directly to the occupants or to whatever the cyber truck hits in a crash with another car that's a disaster in a crash with a pedestrian it's a tragedy worse still the structural rigidity of the steel frame doesn't just pose safety issues for others on the road it makes the vehicle harder to repair and more expensive to ensure in the event of even a minor 10:00 accident repairing the Cybert truck could require replacing massive steel panels instead of simply repairing or repainting a crumpled fender that's a cost multiplier and a logistical nightmare for European insurance firms european regulators don't just dislike Tesla's steel choice they see it as a fundamental breach of safety engineering and while Tesla has patented its exoskeleton design those patents now serve as evidence that the automaker knowingly pursued a course that directly conflicts with established EU safety law between the illegal lighting and the overengineered steel body the Cybertruck is already looking like a non-starter in Europe but even if those issues were magically solved there's still the question of demand and that's a problem Tesla can't ignore the market mismatch even if the Cybert truck had passed every safety test and regulatory hurdle there would still be one big question who in Europe actually wants one pickups in Europe are a novelty not a necessity unlike the United States where pickup trucks account for more than 20% of all vehicle sales in the European Union they make up less than 1% they're too big for 11:05 urban roads too inefficient for long-d distanceance driving and too expensive to justify for the average consumer most European cities were built centuries before the automobile and the roads reflect that narrow streets tight parking and historic infrastructure make it difficult for large vehicles to navigate a standard Cyber Truck which stretches nearly 6 m in length and over 2 m in width is simply too big for many European parking garages or residential streets fuel economy and emissions are also bigger concerns for European drivers even though the Cybert truck is electric its size and weight mean it uses far more energy than smaller electric vehicles european consumers gravitate toward hatchbacks compact crossovers and small family sedans even premium buyers are more likely to choose a Porsche Tan or a BMW i4 than a tank-like electric pickup then there's price with expected base prices around $80,000 and high-end variants pushing 12:02 well past $120,000 the Cybert truck is out of reach for most middle-class Europeans combine that with punitive taxation on heavy vehicles and it becomes not just impractical but financially irresponsible culturally the Cybertruck doesn't align with European sensibilities either it screams American excess which might appeal to buyers in Texas or California but feels out of place in London Amsterdam or Paris it's not just that the Cybert truck doesn't fit the roads it doesn't fit the culture and even if there were a niche market for the Cybert truck in Europe Tesla still faces the final unbreakable barrier the legal wall that prevents it from even being sold the legal wall tesla can't sell can't register can't fix it at this point some Tesla supporters argue that the company could simply make a few changes to the Cybert truck and reapply for European approval maybe tweak the lighting adjust the steering soften the corners problem solved right not even close to legally sell a vehicle in the European Union automakers must obtain a certificate of conformity this certificate confirms 13:06 that the car meets all relevant safety environmental and engineering standards it's the golden ticket to access the EU market the Cybert truck doesn't have one and according to internal Tesla documents leaked earlier this year it never will the vehicle's foundational design from its lighting to its steering system to its structural steel frame fails to meet the standards required for certification and those aren't things you can just fix with a software update or a patch kit they require re-engineering the entire platform even registration is a problem in the United Kingdom local authorities have already begun rejecting Cybertruck applications due to non-compliance with vehicle standards some owners have attempted to register the trucks under foreign plates hoping to exploit legal loopholes but police in Manchester recently showed how effective that strategy is with the high-profile seizure of an imported Cyber Truck under section 165 of the UK 14:01 Road Traffic Act the deeper problem is that Tesla never designed the Cybert truck for global compliance it was built for the American market specifically for American roads American laws and American tastes that means every attempt to retrofit the Cybert truck for Europe is not just costly it's feudal regulators across the EU and UK have now signaled that unless Tesla produces a fundamentally different version of the Cybert truck it will remain banned from sale registration and operation that puts Tesla in a bind it can either spend years and millions redesigning a Europefriendly variant or it can abandon the European market entirely and the cost of abandoning Europe potentially hundreds of millions in lost sales and long-term brand damage and here's the bigger problem it's not just Cybertruck tesla's entire presence in Europe is now under pressure the collapse of trust tesla's reputation is cracking tesla's long-standing friction with regulators has finally reached a breaking point in Europe what began as quiet skepticism about Elon Musk's promises has evolved 15:04 into institutional distrust today European Union agencies no longer treat Tesla as a visionary automaker challenging the status quo they see it as a liability the very credibility that propelled Tesla to international dominance is now eroding and the consequences are escalating by the weak it started with autopilot while American consumers were captivated by self-driving claims European regulators raised red flags lawsuits filed in Germany and the Netherlands accused Tesla of misleading drivers and failing to meet minimum safety standards the European New Car Assessment Program flagged Tesla for inconsistent behavior in lanekeeping and emergency braking in the United Kingdom government watchdogs opened multiple probes into Tesla's marketing and driver assistance technology each investigation chipped away at the foundation of trust tesla failed to produce transparency reports required by EU safety boards when asked to submit detailed compliance documents 16:03 Tesla either delayed or outright refused the company's Silicon Valley style resistance to regulation simply does not work in a continent where safety standards are law not optional guidelines the final straw came when the Cybert truck was officially banned from UK roads the refusal to adapt its design to local pedestrian safety laws confirmed what regulators feared tesla was not interested in playing by the rules musk's open defiance including public jabs at British policies on social media only worsen the situation tesla is no longer a trusted partner to EU regulators it is now the arrogant outsider that dismisses their rules ignores their warnings and expects exemptions this growing rift has translated into blocked permits stalled factory approvals and increasingly cold relationships with European officials for a company whose future depends on global EV adoption this is a reputational catastrophe yet this breakdown in trust is only one part of the storm losing the EV war tesla may 17:05 have invented the modern electric vehicle market but in Europe that head start has evaporated today the fastest growing brands on the continent are not Tesla they are Volkswagen Hyundai and China's BYD and the reason is brutally simple these companies followed the rules built regionally compliant vehicles and understood the market volkswagen once the face of diesel scandal shame has rebranded itself as Europe's EV powerhouse its ID lineup is specifically designed to meet European safety and efficiency standards the ID3 and ID4 models are not only priced for mass adoption but also built with compliance first engineering unlike Tesla VW knows how to build cars for dense cities narrow roads and countries that penalize oversized vehicles hyundai meanwhile took a different approach the Ionic 5 and Ionic 6 were engineered from the ground up with European buyers in mind they blend bold design with compact versatility and more importantly they qualify for virtually every EU EV 18:05 incentive hyundai earned trust by cooperating with regulators sharing software architecture insights and ensuring that their vehicles met every emissions and safety standard without protest then there is BYD often overlooked this Chinese giant is now Europe's most aggressive EV invader their affordable models are flooding the continent and governments are struggling to keep up byd not only delivers on price but has also tailored its product lines to comply with Europe's exhaustive regulatory codes every model is equipped with eco-compliant materials crash tested to EU norms and manufactured in partnership with European logistics firms tesla by contrast remains stuck in an American centric mindset its vehicles are too large its documentation incomplete and its tone toward regulators increasingly dismissive tesla did not lose its lead due to competition alone it lost because it failed to evolve while its rivals tailored their products to Europe Tesla expected the continent to bend that expectation is 19:04 proving fatal from praise to panic there was a time when European journalists treated Elon Musk like a rockstar headlines celebrated the rise of the Cybert truck reviews fawned over Model 3's range in performance editorials praised Musk as a bold disruptor who could rescue the auto industry from stagnation but that narrative has collapsed today the European press is one of Tesla's most relentless critics the turning point came not with a single scandal but with a steady stream of troubling news consumer watchd dogs began highlighting crash tests where Tesla performed poorly coverage of the Manchester Cybertruck seizure spread like wildfire across major outlets newspapers once filled with futuristic optimism now run opeds questioning Tesla's ethics safety claims and suitability for European streets the BBC ran a damning documentary investigating Tesla's labor practices and regulatory shortcuts germany's 20:02 Dieagel questioned Tesla's battery sourcing transparency francis Leond went further labeling Tesla as a technological bully that disrespects local norms across the board the language has shifted from admiration to suspicion in social media spaces the backlash is even more severe tik Tok influencers and YouTube reviewers in the UK and Germany now openly mock Cybert trucks design weight and legality videos showing Tesla vehicles failing routine inspections rack up millions of views public confidence once a cornerstone of Tesla's European strategy is now in freefall this media shift has realworld consequences public pressure is swaying politicians pushing regulators to act faster and ban harder it is reshaping consumer opinion with many buyers now viewing Tesla as unsafe non-compliant and arrogant in a region where public trust drives regulation tesla's media collapse is a direct threat to its survival and yet the situation continues 21:00 to worsen europe's silent ban no official order just total market rejection there is no single law that bans Tesla from Europe no sweeping legislation no public decree but make no mistake Europe is quietly phasing out Tesla and the method is chillingly effective it begins with certification without a European certificate of conformity no vehicle can be legally sold or registered tesla's Model S and Model X no longer receive timely certificates due to their failure to meet updated safety and emissions protocols tesla's own delays in submitting test data and engineering reports have left European agencies in limbo the result Tesla vehicles are no longer available in many showrooms ordering delays stretch for months dealers are unwilling to accept trade-ins fleet operators are shifting to competitors like Renault and Polestar while no official ban exists the brand is vanishing from public life meanwhile consumer demand is plummeting with safety controversies mounting and regulatory approvals stalling Tesla has become a risk both financially and reputationally leasing firms quietly 22:04 remove it from recommended EV lists insurance providers raise premiums public transit projects that once partnered with Tesla are switching to local EV startups european countries are not shouting their rejection from the rooftops they are letting Tesla die quietly through silence and omission this is not censorship this is strategic irrelevance tesla is not being pushed out it is being ignored out the Cybert truck's seizure was a symbolic turning point but the broader reality is more damning europe has moved on and unless Tesla radically reforms its design regulatory approach and attitude there will be no comeback and if you think Tesla is the only American automaker in trouble wait until you see who's next ford's Europe meltdown ford never got the red carpet welcome it hoped for in Europe especially when it came to its crown jewel the F-150 despite being the bestselling truck in the United States for more than four decades the F-150 was quietly sidelined from the European market it never saw a widespread launch 23:03 and for good reason it was fundamentally incompatible with Europe's automotive and environmental standards the F-150 is a textbook example of how American automotive design simply does not translate across the Atlantic its massive dimensions make it unsuitable for the tight winding streets of European cities its size creates logistical headaches from parking space limitations to lane width compliance the average European road was not built for something that stretches nearly 20 ft in length and towers close to 7 ft in height but more than its bulk it was the emissions and safety regulations that made the F-150 a non-starter in the European Union europe has long been ahead of the United States in enforcing strict emissions caps and the F-150 especially in its gasoline powered versions consistently ranks among the worst in fuel economy even the electric variant the F-150 Lightning faces regulatory hurdles due to its weight and battery related safety standards that 24:02 differ from those in the United States ford never officially declared the F-150 unfit for Europe instead the company just avoided the topic altogether european consumers never had a chance to reject it because Ford never gave them the chance to say no and in that silence the message was clear the F-150 was a cultural icon in America but an oversized liability overseas that silent rejection is now reverberating across the industry ford's broader lineup including its large SUVs and trucks faces a shrinking presence in European markets the automaker has been forced to pivot offering smaller crossovers and electrified compact cars but it is doing so while losing valuable ground to competitors who were built for European roads from the ground up general Motors Vanishing Act general Motors exit from Europe was not just a retreat it was an unraveling of decades of investment infrastructure and consumer trust in 2017 General Motors sold its European division Opel and its British counterpart Vauhall to the PSA Group the 25:06 parent company of Peugeot that decision made largely for financial reasons left General Motors with zero manufacturing presence and no clear path back into the European market the timing could not have been worse while European countries ramped up electric vehicle incentives and began phasing out internal combustion engines General Motors was essentially locked out the company tried to maintain a foothold through limited imports of its Chevrolet Bolt and Cadillac L but those efforts quickly fizzled without a local manufacturing base General Motors faced tariffs logistical costs and an uphill battle to comply with EU safety and emissions regulations it is not just about the factories though it is about market adaptation european regulators and consumers expect cars that are built to navigate narrow streets achieve high fuel efficiency and pass rigorous crash tests focused on both pedestrian and occupant safety general Motors current lineup especially its SUVs and larger 26:04 electric models fails to meet these expectations in both form and function even when the company does try to reenter the conversation it struggles to resonate unlike Tesla which still holds a tech halo among European EV enthusiasts General Motors lacks brand equity in the region it is neither a luxury innovator nor a trusted economy brand it occupies no clear space in the market in the eyes of European consumers General Motors is a ghost a brand that once mattered but now barely exists that vanishing act has cost General Motors more than just sales it has cost it relevance as the European Union races toward an electrified future with homegrown and Asian brands leading the charge General Motors is playing catch-up from the outside looking in jeep and Ram destroyed by climate goals the American SUV dream does not translate well to a continent obsessed with fuel efficiency and climate conscious urban planning jeep and Ram 27:02 two brands synonymous with rugged power and aggressive styling are learning this lesson the hard way in Europe their large displacement engines and hulking dimensions have turned from selling points into liabilities both brands face a financial pinser movement in the European Union on one side are the vehicle specific emissions taxes that penalize gas guzzling vehicles with exorbitant fees on the other side are city- level regulations that limit or outright ban high emission vehicles from entering urban centers for vehicles like the Jeep Grand Cherokee or Ram 1500 just driving into a city like Paris or Milan can result in steep fines or restricted access even electrification has not saved them plug-in hybrid versions of popular models still weigh too much and emit too much under realorld conditions to meet the EU's regulatory benchmarks the added cost of compliance from developing EUP specific variants to navigating a maze of certification makes profitability elusive public sentiment 28:03 has also turned in Europe the narrative is not about bigger is better but smaller is smarter jeep's branding around adventure and freedom clashes with a political climate that prioritizes sustainability and emissions cuts ram's positioning as a brute force workhorse is seen as tonedeaf in a continent where electric cargo vans and bicycles are becoming the norm for logistics together Jeep and Ram are experiencing a slow motion rejection not through dramatic bans or headline seizures but through economic and cultural obsolescence their future in Europe is not just uncertain it is actively shrinking the EV divide europe wants sustainability america wants power as American automakers struggle to meet European standards a larger truth has emerged the transatlantic EV war is not just about technology or trade policies it is about values europe and the United States are building electric futures on completely different philosophies in 29:02 Europe sustainability is paramount regulations are strict emissions targets are aggressively enforced and public policy actively discourages oversized high-powered vehicles governments offer generous subsidies for compact EVs enforce low emission zones in city centers and hold automakers accountable for lifetime carbon footprints the goal is not just to electrify transport but to rethink mobility entirely in the United States the dominant narrative is range performance and freedom american consumers value large electric trucks fast acceleration and off-road capability policymakers are less unified with regulations that vary wildly by state and with federal initiatives often diluted by political opposition this cultural divide means that American EVs especially ones like the Cybert truck F-150 Lightning and Hummer EV are built for roads that do not exist in Europe 30:00 and for values that do not align it is not just about passing inspections it is about fitting into an urban lifestyle that prioritizes space emissions and infrastructure compatibility europe meanwhile is developing a generation of EVs optimized for its needs the Volkswagen IDT3 Renault Zoey Hyundai Kona Electric and Peugeot E28 these cars are compact efficient and designed from the ground up to comply with regulations they succeed not just because they meet the rules but because they reflect the values of the people who drive them for American automakers the path forward is clear but painful adapt or lose access to one of the world's largest and fastest growing EV markets the divide is no longer technical it is ideological and unless that gap is closed the collapse of American brands in Europe will not be a fluke it will be the new normal so there you have it the UK didn't just stop the Cybert truck they sent a message and now Tesla's global EV 31:00 empire is starting to crack from banned light bars to seized vehicles and failed certifications Europe is done playing nice and Elon Musk he's running out of moves but what do you think is Europe being too harsh or is Tesla finally facing the consequences drop a comment below and let us know where you stand we're watching and if you want more truth bombs like this hit that subscribe button and turn on notifications

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