The Tesla Model S Makes A Pretty Damn Good Boat, In Case You Were Wondering

Elon Musk has praised the apparent 'swimming' ability of the Model S, after one was filmed blasting straight past a bunch of stranded cars in a flooded tunnel in Kazakhstan
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What’s most amusing about this is Elon Musk himself bought one of the submersible Lotus Esprit props from James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, and talked about installing a Tesla EV drivetrain. Hopefully this video will inspire him to make the Lotus/Tesla hybrid a reality…

Oh, and it should go without saying that if you see a load of stranded cars in a flooded tunnel, don’t try and drive through the damn thing, even if you’re in an EV and don’t have to worry about things like air intakes and exhaust pipes!

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Anonymous

I would be worried about electrocution! Haha

06/21/2016 - 09:05 |
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Kilgore Trout

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

That was my thought!

06/21/2016 - 10:22 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

You’d have a better chance of being electrocuted in a normal car considering the battery terminals are exposed in the engine bay compared to the Tesla’s batteries being sealed within the car.

06/21/2016 - 11:26 |
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JenstheGTIfreak (pizza)

Reminds me of that TG episode where they make their own amphibious cars

06/21/2016 - 09:09 |
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Or that TG episode when Jeremy drove a Rolls Royce into a swiming pool!

06/22/2016 - 07:34 |
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Nissan 420sx

Don’t try swimming with a tesla

06/21/2016 - 09:15 |
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What a Ludicrous thing to do.

06/21/2016 - 18:32 |
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Evan H.

Great, now tesla should make a model XL. Then, it would make an excellent yacht.

06/21/2016 - 09:25 |
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[ Insert Name Here ]

In six hours, there will be 168 points in this post.

06/21/2016 - 09:26 |
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Well don’t you look like quite the imbecile.

06/21/2016 - 13:12 |
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Anonymous

Was it 60ft. 75ft or 90 ft version of the yacht?

06/21/2016 - 09:51 |
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Jurgen Qatipi

I like how the driver slaloms left and right in the end, like a dog shaking after getting wet

06/21/2016 - 10:13 |
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Anonymous

Because it’s too heavy to sink

06/21/2016 - 10:15 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Haha I mean float!

06/21/2016 - 10:15 |
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Dominic Angelico

The future of electric cars looks bright and cheerful now :D

06/21/2016 - 10:23 |
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Anonymous

electricity+water, mmmm… not a very good combo!

06/21/2016 - 10:30 |
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