Tesla is going through one of the most intense years in its history... Things are definitely not going according to plan (wonder why?). Musk-led protests, the
Not so much loopholes as existing mechanisms. There are ways to import vehicles and modify them to be road safe / legal, called homologation which involves submitting a lot of paperwork, taxes, inspections and certifications to an EU government and having a car be certified. And also more restrictive special permits so a vehicle can be shown at events or whatever. The cybertruck however is simply too far over the line that no amount of modification would make it road legal.
I heard stories about people not even doing that, only abusing grace periods where you can drive a vehicle from abroad on our roads while you do the paperwork.
It never was for sale in the EU, it was always imported via loopholes where the EU assumed that the US would put roadworthy stuff on its roads.
Not so much loopholes as existing mechanisms. There are ways to import vehicles and modify them to be road safe / legal, called homologation which involves submitting a lot of paperwork, taxes, inspections and certifications to an EU government and having a car be certified. And also more restrictive special permits so a vehicle can be shown at events or whatever. The cybertruck however is simply too far over the line that no amount of modification would make it road legal.
I heard stories about people not even doing that, only abusing grace periods where you can drive a vehicle from abroad on our roads while you do the paperwork.