…and paper that says “Enjoy the rust, swasticar” on the windshield

Seen in Prague-Karlín, about 30 m away from that other mildly vandalized vehicle. Looking up the licence plate, the owner’s full name seems to be Igor Norton Tesla Slovák and it’s the first Cybertruck in the country, so he must have spent lots of money importing it and modding it (and bribing officials?) to pass registration.

Yes, Prague is inexplicably car-brained for how dense the public transport network is.

Phil Mason, aka Thunderf00t, is a US expat at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague and most of his last 80 videos are about criticizing Musk. I wonder if he ever encounters a Cybertruck (there have been multiple for quite a while) and films it up close, it would help if he stopped reusing footage so much.

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    If it’s not legal to drive there can’t you just call the cops and have them tow it?

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      It has a licence plate, which means it’s registered. It’s a custom one but an everyday (not a historic or racing) one. The owner, Norton Igor Tesla Slovák, spent tens of thousands of dollars getting it customized (and likely bribing officials) to get it to pass standards. According to a news report, the major changes were slight curving at the sharp edges, fog light, amber rear turn signals, and a stamped-in VIN.

      The European Council and local cycling clubs wrote to the Minister of Transport but he ignored their concerns.