markemark
Veteran
It’s illegal on uk roads. It is there purely for marketing of the brand to sell the other cars. It’s attention seeking only.
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It’s illegal on uk roads. It is there purely for marketing of the brand to sell the other cars. It’s attention seeking only.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
The Powell Motors Homer!
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Anyway, the thing has been around ages. I'd never buy any Tesla as the boss is a nut job, and the country they come from is as bad. Avoiding anything American these days. Elon is going to have to revisit his pop out door handles, given the safety risks they pose.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I don't mind buying American. Your average yank artisan is just a guy or gal trying to turn an honest buck and has nothing to do with the madness. After all, the lunatics also run the asylum here and we'd have no qualms buying British.
But I do object to directly doing business with dangerous loons, so wouldn't have a Tesla and I'm not going the Starlink way for the van.
But I do object to directly doing business with dangerous loons, so wouldn't have a Tesla and I'm not going the Starlink way for the van.
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
I'm surprised they didn't make a European version with less dangerous bodywork i.e. that would be legal to drive here. But I guess we are only a tiny market. I've seen a few of these owned by youtubers, they don't seem to offer anything useful for the price apart from being a novelty item
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
As I understand it, the stainless is very difficult to work with and if they wanted to keep it remotely affordable they had little choice but to go with the flattish panels. They could make it curvy to meet UK/EU regs for various collision tests, but it'd then cost a couple of million a pop.
figbat
Former slippery scientist
- Location
- South Oxfordshire, UK
Furthermore I understand it’s more than just the body panels that are a problem for a conformity certificate; the steer-by-wire can’t be tested in a SVA test and the windscreen is toughened. Some commentators also say you need a C1 licence to drive it but I believe that there is an extra mass allowance for EVs over and above 3,500 kg so it can be driven on a B.
Ultimately it has no conformity certificate and can’t pass a SVA so cannot legally be driven in the UK.
Tried to get all the certification to drive one in the UKRemember Delorean. That was angular body panels, it was stainless too
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Widnes
One of the main thing putting me off anything Tesla
apart from the price
the boss
and the aura around them
if that they seem to have all the controls on a touch screen
which - to my mind - is just dangerous as it tempts you to take you eyes off the road to press a button
on "proper cars" you can find it by feel as it is on a specific button - and not just on a flat screen
My current car has a few things like that - and I find it a real problem to use those features
apart from the price
the boss
and the aura around them
if that they seem to have all the controls on a touch screen
which - to my mind - is just dangerous as it tempts you to take you eyes off the road to press a button
on "proper cars" you can find it by feel as it is on a specific button - and not just on a flat screen
My current car has a few things like that - and I find it a real problem to use those features
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
On a related factoid more, the reason the Volvo 740 was so flat panelled and angular was to save money on the tooling.
Vapin' Joe
Formerly known as Smokin Joe
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- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
I like it because it's different. You may call it ugly, but if there is a good looking EV out there I've yet to see it.
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
It's a bit like Camo trousers - it suits some people if you can get away with that look. But a huge tank-thing on the driveway of someone who dresses like Prince William looks a bit silly I think. However, some EVs do look really nice. Like the Polestar2. Even the new Ford Capri EV does look fairly nice, if nothing like the traditioal OG capri
