I am more surprised we are paying for soldiers to ship their vehicles around the world.
The Army needs to be able to move military hardware around the world quickly. Maybe they consider this good practice.
U.S. Army confirms Tesla Cybertruck can't be imported in Europe
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#32I am more surprised we are paying for soldiers to ship their vehicles around the world.
The Army needs to be able to move military hardware around the world quickly. Maybe they consider this good practice.
Unless things have changed, these are typically shipped on commercial vessels with the DOD covering the cost.
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#33I am more surprised we are paying for soldiers to ship their vehicles around the world.
Free healthcare for the rest of your life. Help with college costs.. Funny how one of the biggest budget items in the country is used for a socialist system...
Most jobs don't get you shot at though. I mean shooting at my colleagues is frowned upon by HR in my office.
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#34EU and US testing criteria are very different - in the US, motor vehicles leaving the roadway and impacting stationary objects is the top source of traffic fatalities. In the EU, it's pedestrian impacts (which makes sense corresponding to the urban vs rural environments in each). The EU has very stringent testing for pedestrian safety: https://www.euroncap.com/en/car-safety/the-ratings-explained... . One of the tests…
Not knowing how testing works or the criteria in USA/Canada, I'm surprised it's even allowed here. I'd rather be hit as a pedestrian by almost any other truck since at least F-150s and RAMs don't have sharp edges like the Cybertruck...
But again, here in the US we are an order of magnitude less likely to be hit by a car. EDIT: Than being in a car accident
Obviously we could get into incentives and prioritizing pedestrian safety and urbanizing. But if you take the current status quo of where Americans live and how they drive, I can very much understand regulators choosing to prioritize the safety regulations that will save the largest number of lives on the roads we have now.
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#35Bottom story of the day? > It is commonly known that the Cybertruck cannot be registered and operated in Germany. Nothing much to do with the US Army.
They tend to get exceptions for much stuff, that makes it newsworthy.
They even get exempted from criminal law. Remember Anna Sacoolas who killed a teenager in the UK and quickly got repatriated before he could be brought to court?
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#36It absolutely can be imported and registered.
go to spz.penize.cz and lookup license plate 001CYBER, legally registered in Czechia
go to ufg.pl and lookup the insurance policy for license plate S1K6, legally registered in Poland
both countries are EU members and you can drive those cars anywhere in the EU
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#37It's the same story for Australia, didn't we know this when it was launched?
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#38In related news, I also cannot import Bratwurst into the US ;)
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not knowing how testing works or the criteria in USA/Canada, I'm surprised it's even allowed here. I'd rather be hit as a pedestrian by almost any other truck since at least F-150s and RAMs don't have sharp edges like the Cybertruck...
But again, here in the US we are an order of magnitude less likely to be hit by a car. EDIT: Than being in a car accident Obviously we could get into incentives and prioritizing pedestrian safety and urbanizing. But if you take the current status quo of where Americans live and how they drive, I can very much understand regulators choosing to prioritize the safety regulations that will save the largest number of live…
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#40I am more surprised we are paying for soldiers to ship their vehicles around the world.
Free healthcare for the rest of your life. Help with college costs.. Funny how one of the biggest budget items in the country is used for a socialist system...
high school understanding of "socialist system"