The Tesla Cybertruck is undergoing homologation in Switzerland. Sales will begin in 2027.
Tesla does not sell the Cybertruck in Europe, so the Swiss have stepped in. The engineering firm werk.lab and Tesla specialist Revoltaris are modifying the electric pickup to obtain Swiss type approval. They plan to sell it as an independent importer. According to Auto Motor und Sport, sales are scheduled to begin in 2027, with prices starting at around 155,000 francs for a used unit.
Carbon front end, foam, and turn signals
Two vehicles were imported from the US: the Cybertruck All-Wheel Drive and the Cyberbeast. During homologation, acceleration wasn’t a concern for anyone; what mattered was pedestrian protection, braking distance, lighting, and the lighting from the vehicle’s edges. In the braking test, the pickup weighing around 3.5 tons had to come to a stop from 100 km/h. According to the design team, it met the requirements with a margin of just 0.3 seconds, and a worse result would have required modifications or a replacement of the braking system.
More work was required for pedestrian protection. The stainless steel front bumper proved too rigid in crash tests, so werk.lab designed a new carbon fiber one and modified the structure beneath it, ensuring it looked as similar as possible to the original. Foam was added behind the bumper to reduce the impact force on a pedestrian’s knee. In other words, the part responsible for Cybertruck’s aggressive appearance had to be softened.
The famous sharp edges also posed problems. External edges must have a radius of at least 2.5 mm, and the American version failed to meet this requirement, so a carbon fiber guard was installed around the vehicle. Side turn signals were added as well, which are absent in the U.S. version. Each of these issues required separate procedures, and Revoltaris had to find testing agencies that had never evaluated the Cybertruck before.
Tesla is not involved in this project and has not announced an official European version.
Prices, Warranty, and Limitations
Revoltaris plans to offer two versions starting in 2027: an All-Wheel Drive model with around 600 HP and a Cyberbeast model with around 845 HP. The importer wants to charge about 155,000 francs (approximately 745,000 PLN) for a used AWD vehicle with low mileage, while the Cyberbeast is expected to cost around 189,000 francs (approximately 908,000 PLN). Tesla’s built-in navigation system is inactive in the imported cars. As a result, the automatic battery preparation before stopping at a fast charger does not work, and CCS and Type 2 adapters are required for charging. There is no Tesla factory warranty; Revoltaris promises its own warranty, service, and network of body shops, but some parts will need to be imported from the US.
The Swiss homologation does not automatically grant approval across the entire Union. Many Swiss regulations align with European and international standards, but other countries may require individual or special national approvals. Buyers from Poland should also check their driver’s license. At the end of October, we reported on a Swede whose Cybertruck, with Polish license plates, was towed off A99 near Munich because category B does not cover vehicles with a permissible gross weight of 4.2 tons.
Reservations are already open. The non-binding reservation fee is 175 francs (about 190 euros), while a deposit of 2,000 francs (about 2,180 euros) secures a spot among the first deliveries. Both amounts are non-refundable, even if the project ultimately fails.
Source: Electrive
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