Tesla is declaring the Cybertruck to be “America’s bestselling electric pickup truck in 2024.” And yet, for the first time, the company is offering discounts of up to $2,600 on the low-poly truck, a sign that demand may not be as strong as Tesla would like you to think.

“The Tesla Cybertruck is not road legal in the UK and does not hold a certificate of conformity,” the police explained. “Whilst this may seem trivial to some, legitimate concerns exist around the safety of other road users or pedestrians if they were involved in a collision with a Cybertruck.”

UK police have impounded a Tesla Cybertruck, which mysteriously made it across the Atlantic, for being "not road legal in the UK." According to a Facebook update by the Bury police department in the Greater Manchester area,

Tesla is offering discounts on its Cybertruck electric vehicle following a report that production has slowed at Tesla's factory. The latest model Cybertrucks feature price cuts of up to $1,600, bringing the total to $72,890, with as much as $3,410 off for demo units (for a total of $74,030), as listed on its website.

One of these unmistakable Teslas made it all the way to the UK, ostensibly imported by a rabid enthusiast with more vanity than sense because the truck is not road legal in the co

Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated in 2023 that there were over one million pre-orders for the Cybertruck, and sales appeared strong throughout most of 2024.