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I bet a Cybertruck couldn't make it, prove me wrong.
I’m not even sure they can sell Cybertruck in Iceland. Most developed countries have pedestrian safety standards that the Cybertruck can’t pass.
They cannot.
EU safety rules specifically forbid sharp edges (kudos to the visionary who thought about including that one...).
Additionally, it's weight is absolutely ridiculous, to the point that you cannot drive it with a standard B licence (you need at least C1, which requires specific classes and written + driving exams).
Not to mention, many streets simply cannot accommodate a car so large, and there's zero parking space for such a monstrosity in most city centers...
Edit: actually I'm not sure if Iceland included these specific EU rules, so maybe they can actually sell it there?...
Unless the Icelandic government explicitly passes a law to override an EU mandate, then the EU mandate applies in Iceland. It's a weird setup, as they are not actually in the EU so I'm unclear about why they follow EU mandates at all. I assume it makes trade easier.
It's hard to see why they would pass a law to override a safety consideration unless there was a grassroots movement to be able to drive cyber trucks.
We're in the EEA which at this point includes EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. We get to be part of the common market and have free movement of goods and people and whatnot. But it requires "harmonising" rules across the market so that you don't get technical hurdles instead of straight up tariffs. And then we have no say in these harmonised rules because we're not in the EU 🤷🏼♂️
TIL. Ty stranger!
That would explain why old cars had a more blocky design while newer cars have a more rounded design (in addition to aerodynamics I assume).
The cybertruck (6653 lbs) weighs less than a Ford 150 lightning (6745lbs) and Rivian R1T (7148lbs)
It's not even worth looking up the Silverado or Hummer with their humongous batteries
All EV full size trucks are very heavy due to the batteries right now.
For the cybertruck, the stainless steel design actually allowed them to reduce weight by the steel being part of the structure, thus reducing or removing the need for things like side impact crash structures
All of which require you to get a licence to drive lorries. Your point?
Sure, but it's weight, for what it is, isn't absolutely ridiculous and is actually best in class.
Yes, its weight is absolutely ridiculous. The other hobbyist's tanks you mentioned are too. Just because there is more of the same (minus razor sharp edges and rust), doesn't mean it isn't sh*t too.
it's weight is ridiculous, generally speaking.
it's weight simultaneously ISN'T ridiculous for what it is. Context. For what it is, it is the least ridiculous of all those ridiculously heavy trucks.
Can you believe those Tesla Model 3 LR. They weigh 4,034 lbs, and it's a SEDAN! ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! The comparable ICE Mercedes-Benz A-Class only weighs 3395 lbs, what was Tesla thinking!
what's crazy is how bad those other trucks are - their batteries are huge, for barely any more range than the cybertruck. I think one of them is double the kw/km or whatever that the CT uses. I mean, the CT is hot garbage, but it's amazing that it's the least hot garbage of its class. (on paper.)
It's the Hummer. 205kwh (311miles) vs 123kwh (320 miles CyberBeast/340 AWD).
At least the Silverado while heavier, gets more range which if you really need the range for towing, is beneficial.
That's kinda like saying "I got the better kind of herpes!"
I got this boat I gotta tow 150 miles, sure glad I can choose the better herpes, and definitely better than years ago when my only choice was cancer!
You should consider sailing it instead, I've heard boats are actually decent at that.
This boat was meant for one lake
And that's just what it'll do.
None of these days this boat is going find another lake.
Off-roading in Iceland is strictly forbidden.
We're talking about the cybertruck, no one is going to successfully off road in one of those anyways.
I guess that is why Etterra is betting on it. Maybe to motivate another Darwin Award winner.
What really?
I checked and it's true :
Source: https://www.northbound.is/blog/251/what-is-the-difference-between-f-roads-and-off-road-driving.
God, Nordic countries are so fucking cool.
Well yeah, they are further north.
viking ships is the way
Saw my first cybertruck in person while on the highway today. It was pretty funny looking. Also, I doubt many vehicles were created to ride lava; let alone uneven terrain to this degree.
The Cybertruck was literally advertised as able to drive on Mars.
Mars is nicely weathered since it hasn’t seen volcanic activity in an extremely long time.
Mars also does not have water. This explains why they didn't care to properly protect the metal from rust I guess
well... not much, anyway.
A bit of rust
I also recently saw my first in person. It is bigger than I expected and looks really stupid.