WTF?! With tales of the car rusting within the rain, to not point out Tesla recalling all of the models as a result of acceleration pedal sticking, the Cybertruck would not seem to be essentially the most interesting car on the highway. But it surely appears some individuals in Russia actually needs to get their fingers on the EV. Sadly for them, Lithuanian customs thwarted their plans.
The official Fb account of the Lithuanian Customs division reveals that two Cybertruck EVs have been seized on the Salcininku checkpoint going into Belarus, presumably on their technique to a purchaser in Russia.
The Cybertruck is barely available for purchase within the US proper now. Tesla put a no-resale clause in place for early fashions, threatening to sue resellers for $50,000 and presumably not promote them any future autos. That hasn’t stopped some individuals from flipping their EVs, although the resale worth has dropped not too long ago as a result of all of the Cybertruck’s dangerous press.
The EU, of which Lithuania is a member, imposed sanctions on the import of used automobiles on Russia again in 2014. Elektrek studies that authorities in Europe have been growing their efforts to implement these embargoes after it was discovered that each different car value greater than 50,000 euros ($53,630) going via Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Uzbekistan final yr ended up in Russia.
“A pre-trial investigation has been launched into smuggling and violation of worldwide sanctions,” wrote Lithuanian Customs. The drivers of the Cybertrucks have been launched after questioning.
Sanctions schmanctions ?!
The primary Tesla Cybertruck in Russia was photographed parked in Moscow’s historic Patriach Ponds.
Fyi @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/N1TOgGMSf8– Jason Corcoran (@jason_corcoran) April 30, 2024
A Cybertruck proprietor in Russia not too long ago stated he acquired one of many autos by making the proprietor, an early reservation holder, “a suggestion he could not refuse,” which is hopefully a reference to cash and never some Mafia-like menace. The truck was exported to a European nation and delivered to Russia through Belarus. Try the overview from a neighborhood influencer under.
Final month, the US Division of Transportation issued a recall for all Cybertrucks over a defect that may trigger the acceleration pedal to turn into caught below the inside trim.
Whereas the Cybertruck hasn’t lived as much as the apocalypse-proof promise made by Elon Musk and Tesla, it’s a minimum of bulletproof – offering you do not use large-calibre ammunition in opposition to it.
