EXPERTS have warned that Tesla's new Cybertruck may never make it to British roads for a frustrating reason.
Elon Musk's flagship brand finally sent out the first orders of the new model this month after four years of hype.
The heavyweight EV has a bulletproof exterior and a reported 450-mile range, but even that not might be enough to struggle through the vast stretch of red tape ahead.
Lars Maravy, Vice President of Vehicle Engineering for Tesla, indicated that the model could face significant issues in cracking the European and UK markets.
Mr Maravy suggested that this was down to a difference in demand trends this side of the Atlantic as well as stringent safety regulations.
He told Top Gear Netherlands: "First of all, the market for pick-ups in America is huge, and that is different with you.
"And two: European regulations require a rounding of 3.2mm on protruding parts.
"Unfortunately, it is impossible to make a rounding of 3.2 millimetres on a 1.4 millimetre sheet of stainless steel."
The motors whizz was referring to the fact that the Cybertruck is made through Tesla's "gigacasting" manufacturing process.
This a process by which huge, high-pressure casting machines punch a car's chassis out of a single sheet of metal, rather than different panels being built separately and assembled.
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