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Is it me or this feels like the automobile mafia at play? They obviously feel threatened by the introduction of this véhicule.

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I have heard from an industry insider that ANCAP has for the last 30 years been pretending to review car's safety records just so that they could short Tesla stock and take down the Cybertruck.

And yes they are indeed part of a global conspiracy to take down Tesla which they see as a threat to the petro world order. Not those other EV makers like Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Kia etc who sell more than Tesla in quite a few countries. Only Tesla.

> Not those other EV makers like Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Kia etc who sell more than Tesla in quite a few countries

In which few countries Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Kia sell more EVs than Tesla? Do you have the number?

No, just standards and regulations that are enacted to ensure the general safety of the population. They're relatively common in the developed world outside of US.

I believe OP was referring to regulatory capture [0] where special interests are prioritized over the general interests of the public.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture

If they were really doing their job we wouldn’t have cars driving all around us. There is obviously more at play here.

The only thing at play here is your pathetic attempt to slur a safety organisation just because they dared to be critical of the Cybertruck.

Their job is to look after the interests of the general public not any one company.

Pathetic until you realize what is really going on? That’s just a theory in the end.

Agree. It's hilarious when the word "May" can be in the title and it's still a headline.

Though it is a fun game:

"Famous president may have syphilis".

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