First Tesla Cybertrucks apparently on the road with European registration

Since the Tesla Cybertruck was released, there have been legitimate doubts that the huge vehicle will ever make it onto German (or European) roads as a homologated production vehicle. The monster cannot yet be ordered on the manufacturer’s website; interested parties can at most sign up for the newsletter.

The Cybertruck’s only official appearance in this country was as part of the Cyber ​​Odyssey, a roadshow with over 100 stops across Europe. The truck was exhibited on private property on the respective dates without registration.

But despite legal hurdles, especially a lack of pedestrian protection, it seems that Tesla Cybertrucks have been successfully driven on local roads several times – including on the German Autobahn. As “” reports, there are already two vehicles with EU license plates. One in Poland, another in the Czech Republic. The pictures were first shared on the career network Linkedin by a man named. The original post is no longer accessible, but “Teslarati” still shows the pictures.

Cybertrucks simply registered as trucks?

Martin is said to have explained to the trade magazine that the Cybertrucks were registered as trucks – and that this made registration possible. According to the report, he left open whether these were costly individual approvals. However, it is at least considered likely that these were individual solutions.

The Tesla Cybertruck has already visited a German motorway. However, it was not one of the two trucks mentioned, but a model in the hands of the “”. It had a blue license plate from Austria, which is used there for test drives with unregistered vehicles. One can be found on X, formerly Twitter, for example. President Marco Hornegger wanted to tell the club how the car came to the club and what they are planning to do with it. star not disclosed upon request.

In June, Tesla CEO Elon Musk was asked about the status of the official export of the vehicles. He assumed that certification for other countries would be achieved “sometime next year.” The current Cybertruck, Musk said, was built with a focus on North America. In his opinion, international requirements “have made the product worse.” “I think we will have to make a special version that meets Chinese specifications, that meets European specifications,” Musk added. He expects high demand, the CEO said.

Individual acceptance of the Tesla Cybertruck is extremely costly

In conversation with the star US import expert Karl Geiger recently estimated the chances of approval in Germany as slim. “The Cybertruck has no chance in Germany. At least not in its current form. It starts with the lighting system, and I would bet that the weight won’t work out either. You have to measure everything properly here, and then you’ll quickly be surprised. But I don’t think that’s even the biggest problem,” said the car dealer, “just look at the front. In the USA there are different requirements regarding pedestrian protection. It’s impossible to drive it like that here.”

And if they do, then only for a lot of money: “For an individual inspection, where we know what to do and pass the inspection on the first attempt, you have to reckon with 15,000 euros. For a car like the Cybertruck, where I can see so many sharp edges at a glance that it makes me dizzy, it will cost a lot more. The front will have to be completely rebuilt, otherwise it won’t pass the inspection. I have no idea what they were thinking.”