Ilon Mask commented on the situation with floating on a huge puddle of Tesla Model S
An electric car without any problems overcame a flooded stretch of road in Almaty
After a video with a demonstration of how Tesla Model S was passing a flooded stretch of road in Alma-Ata (Kazakhstan) was posted on YouTube, they began to actively discuss this situation online . The fact is that torrential rains took place in Almaty, as a result of which various parts of the city were flooded. The flood affected the roads: some parts of the roadway were under water.
According to the author of the video, all the interchanges were flooded in Almaty. Automobiles with ICE, which tried to overcome the "underwater" sections of the road, stopped. The engines of the cars broke down because the engine simply stuck because of water entering the air intake and the piston system. But Tesla Model S had no problems.
Interestingly, the network contains opinions of opponents of electric transport, claiming that Tesla cars are afraid of water. In fact, most of the water-sensitive elements of an electric vehicle are sealed. And the ingress of water into some systems of such a car, if not excluded, is very unlikely. When released into the water, the Tesla Model S literally starts swimming. Of course, the constant impact of water on an electric vehicle should not be allowed, since no one has yet canceled corrosion. But in a situation similar to that described above, Tesla electric cars come out victorious.
Information about electric amphibians noticed Ilon Musk. He commented on the situation, saying that the company definitely could not recommend a ride into the water, but the Tesla Model S can quite well float on the water for a short time. The electric car will move due to the rotating wheels.
Speaking about what happened, it is impossible not to recall an interesting fact: in the firmware v5.9 for Tesla Model S last year, we discovered the submarine mode. In this mode, the computer offers diving to a depth of 2500, 10000 and 20,000 leagues. Twenty thousand leagues is a little less than one hundred thousand kilometers. This is a reference to Jules Verne's “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” And this is how you need to prepare your car for scuba diving:
And in 2013, Ilon Musk purchased a transforming submarine from Bond. This submarine vehicle was shown in “The Spy Who Loved Me” (1977, with Roger Moore).
Mask then decided to make a real transforming car out of this prop for the film, equipping it with an electric motor and a Tesla battery. True, it is still unknown whether the head of Tesla Motors has realized his idea.
After a video with a demonstration of how Tesla Model S was passing a flooded stretch of road in Alma-Ata (Kazakhstan) was posted on YouTube, they began to actively discuss this situation online . The fact is that torrential rains took place in Almaty, as a result of which various parts of the city were flooded. The flood affected the roads: some parts of the roadway were under water.
According to the author of the video, all the interchanges were flooded in Almaty. Automobiles with ICE, which tried to overcome the "underwater" sections of the road, stopped. The engines of the cars broke down because the engine simply stuck because of water entering the air intake and the piston system. But Tesla Model S had no problems.
Interestingly, the network contains opinions of opponents of electric transport, claiming that Tesla cars are afraid of water. In fact, most of the water-sensitive elements of an electric vehicle are sealed. And the ingress of water into some systems of such a car, if not excluded, is very unlikely. When released into the water, the Tesla Model S literally starts swimming. Of course, the constant impact of water on an electric vehicle should not be allowed, since no one has yet canceled corrosion. But in a situation similar to that described above, Tesla electric cars come out victorious.
Information about electric amphibians noticed Ilon Musk. He commented on the situation, saying that the company definitely could not recommend a ride into the water, but the Tesla Model S can quite well float on the water for a short time. The electric car will move due to the rotating wheels.
Speaking about what happened, it is impossible not to recall an interesting fact: in the firmware v5.9 for Tesla Model S last year, we discovered the submarine mode. In this mode, the computer offers diving to a depth of 2500, 10000 and 20,000 leagues. Twenty thousand leagues is a little less than one hundred thousand kilometers. This is a reference to Jules Verne's “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” And this is how you need to prepare your car for scuba diving:
And in 2013, Ilon Musk purchased a transforming submarine from Bond. This submarine vehicle was shown in “The Spy Who Loved Me” (1977, with Roger Moore).
Mask then decided to make a real transforming car out of this prop for the film, equipping it with an electric motor and a Tesla battery. True, it is still unknown whether the head of Tesla Motors has realized his idea.