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When Tesla finally began, two years late, serial production of the Cybertruck van it claimed that it would first focus on meeting orders from the US market before launching it outside the US.
But this week Elon Musk hinted that the problem is not demand in the US, but the difficulty of the Cybertruck meet safety requirements regarding pedestrian collisions.
Outside of the US, there are currently higher requirements regarding the structure of the vehicle, so that in the event of an accident it will hit pedestrians with less force, especially in the head.
To a question from a surfer on the X network (formerly Twitter), which is owned by Musk, about the pickup's arrival in China, he replied that the company might send some tools to the country for display, but the van will have difficulty meeting the requirements of the Chinese standard for vehicles sold there.
Elon Musk with Sarah and Benjamin Netanyahu next to Cybertrack/Government Press Office, Avi Ohion
According to estimates, this is the front of the vehicle, which is made of stainless steel.
The angular lines, along with the use of stainless steel as the construction material and its heavy weight, make the van very dangerous for pedestrians.
While the regulation in China, like in the US, requires a front structure that will prevent as much as possible injury to the head of a pedestrian in the event of an accident, and soften the blow, the Cybertruck will behave the opposite of what is required.
"The big problem there is that if they really make the outer shell of the vehicle very stiff by Using stainless steel, so when people get hit in the head with it, it will cause them more damage," said Adrian Lund, former director of the American IIHS safety institute.
If the van does not meet the European standards, Tesla will have difficulty marketing it in Israel as well. Although the American standards are also recognized in Israel, but until Now Tesla has made sure to sell in Israel only cars with European standards.
Marketing cars with American standards will also require Tesla to specially adapt their charging sockets to the fast CCS standard accepted in Israel.
This is while in the USA they are adapted to Tesla's special NCAS sockets, which General Motors also , Toyota, Ford, Hyundai and other manufacturers have announced that they will adopt in the American market.
Using an adapter between NCAS and CCS sockets is prohibited according to Ministry of Energy regulations, and installing CCS sockets especially for the Israeli market will require an investment that will make marketing economically unviable.
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