Why Elon Musk's Tesla Cybertruck will NEVER be available to buy in the UK: Premier League footballers' favourite car salesman reveals the truth
Elon Musk's Tesla Cybertruck will never be available to buy in the UK unless the company makes some big changes, a specialist car salesman has revealed.
The bizarre James Bond inspired truck, which was unveiled by the X owner in 2019, has a top speed of 112mph, is capable of withstanding 9mm bullets and features a shatterproof windscreen.
But, even with all its safety features, the Cybertruck is unlikely to ever be driven in the UK because of several bizarre design aspects - including its sharp edges and colossal weight.
According to one electric car specialist, the truck, with its current angular design and 3,107kg weight, will never be able to pass Europe's 'very strict safety regulations', meaning it is unlikely to ever grace Britain's roads.
And while it emerged this week that one vehicle has been registered in the Czech Republic, campaigners have already called on the country's government to ban it, further jeopardising its entrance into the European market.
Elon Musk's Tesla Cybertruck can go from 0 to 60mph in 6.5 seconds, with a top speed of 112mph, is capable of withstanding 9mm bullets
The truck was unveiled by the X owner in 2019 during a calamitous demo at Tesla's design studio (pictured)
Last month, Putin crony Ramzan Kadyrov shared a video bragging about his new Cybertruck when it came complete with a machine gun on its roof
Premier Sports Solutions, which was founded by Richard Clark, is a company that sells luxury cars to a number of high profile clients, including some premier league footballers.
It has already had 10 to 15 players enquire about buying a Cybertruck, only to be told they are not yet roadworthy in the country.
Marc Nazar, who works as an electric car specialist at the company, told us there are a number of design aspects preventing the truck from being sold in the UK.
He said: 'The main reason the cybertruck won't be coming to the UK or Europe is because the sharp angle and solid upright front end won't meet European crash regulations.
Marc said that while the truck is 'one of the safest cars on the road' for passengers and 'would likely pass the driver safety tests', it would not be deemed safe for pedestrians under the UK's 'very strict safety regulations'.
He continued: It doesn't look like it would pass the pedestrian safety tests that we have here and in Europe that say the front of the vehicle must be designed to protect pedestrians in the case of a collision, the front end can't be sharp, too upright or have bits sticking out of it.
'So just by looking at the car you can tell that without a serious redesign the cybertruck will not pass those tests.'
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Marc Nazar, who works as an electric car specialist at Premier Sports Solutions
Marc Nazar told MailOnline there are a number of design aspects preventing the truck from being sold in the UK
The Cybertruck is unlikely to ever be driven in the UK because of several bizarre design aspects - including its sharp edges and colossal weight
Marc continued: 'On top of that there are some smaller issues like it uses a different charging connector which is only found in North America.
'They could in theory change this to CCS which is what we use here (in the UK) otherwise an adapter would be needed to make the car charge on our plugs, just like it is for the Hummer EV that we recently sold to a Newcastle player.'
'Of course, if these regulations change or if tesla come up with a modification that allows them to pass the regs then we can get these cars very quickly and this car would without doubt be a big seller with our clients.'
Stefan Teller, an automotive safety certification expert at SGS-TUV Saar GmbH, agreed that the vehicle will need 'strong modifications to the basic structure' before it can enter the European market.
'The front of the vehicle must not be stiff,' Teller explained to German car magazine Automobilwoche in 2019.
'The bumper and bonnet must be able to absorb energy to protect pedestrians.'
EU standards also require new vehicles to include automatic detection of pedestrians and cyclists, and a new direct vision standard for lorries and buses to enable drivers to have a better view of other road users around their vehicles.
It comes as European campaigners have called for the truck to be banned from the streets of Europe, after one was spotted in the Czech Republic.
Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk introduces the newly unveiled all-electric battery-powered Tesla Cybertruck in 2019
Elon Musk's Tesla Cybertruck on display at Tesla in Meatpacking District in New York City
Campaigners claim the electric vehicle's angular design would 'exacerbate injury severity and death rates' and 'present acute dangers' to the public. They have urged officials to 'suspend the Cybertruck's access to public streets'.
But it was not the first time the vehicle had been seen in Europe, as Putin crony Ramzan Kadyrov last month shared a video bragging about his new Cybertruck when it came complete with a machine gun on its roof.
The Head of the Chechen Republic posted a video of himself test-driving the vehicle around his 'palace-style' mansion in Chechnya's capital of Grozny. A machine gun sits comfortably on its roof as Kadyrov wears bullets around his neck.
But two days later, Musk denied having gifted the Cybertruck to Kadyrov and was later accused of remotely turning off the £145,000 vehicle after the Chechen sent it to war.
