While Tesla vehicles are not currently available in South Africa yet, drivers\u00a0may be in for a surprise when they\u00a0see the car’s seatbelts.<\/p>\n
That’s because none of Elon Musks’s cars have red seatbelt buttons – instead opting for variants of black, white and tan.<\/p>\n
Why have they made the decision to the differentiate from the well-known red? The answer is as simple as ‘because they can”, reports Jalopnik<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Red seatbelt buckles are a requirement, but not in America. European seatbelt regulation, in particular ECE R16<\/a><\/strong>, states: \u201cThe buckle release area shall be coloured red. No other part of the buckle shall be of this colour.\u201d<\/p>\n The corresponding U.S. regulation, FMVSS 209<\/a><\/strong>, does not specify a required buckle button color, hence why Tesla is able to use interior color-matched buttons, but only on U.S. spec models.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n This means Tesla have likely opted to pay slightly more (as opposed to the cheaper, standard red buckles) to maintain a more elegant interior.<\/p>\n As a result, the Tesla Model 3<\/a><\/strong> may need a bit of spray paint when it\u00a0eventually makes its\u00a0way to South Africa.<\/p>\n How to get FTTH to come to your neighbourhood<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The best multiplayer PC games of 2016 (so far)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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