• inshallah2 [none/use name]
      hexagon
      ·
      3 years ago

      One entry lead me to this tweet...

      A Tesla works as a boat for short periods of time, as an electric car has no air intake or exhaust to block & battery/motor/electronics are water-sealed. Submarines are just underwater EVs.

      Tweet

      As "proof" there's a very short vid that looks like it was filmed by somebody on a potato. The very shitty "raw footage" is a simply a guy driving through a slightly flooded tunnel. The footage is even more pointless since the camera is inside the car because of course it is.

      • Quimby [any, any]
        ·
        3 years ago

        A Tesla is just a submarine, minus the ability to resurface.

      • DefinitelyNotAPhone [he/him]
        ·
        3 years ago

        I mean, the idea isn't wrong. EVs would be great choices for short-term emergency responses where you might need to drive through partially flooded roads or something. This is somewhat offset by the fact that Teslas are notorious for having fucking holes in them straight out of the factory.