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Re:Flood of Oil Is Coming, Complicating Efforts to Fight Glo... by plugger on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @12:14AM (#21449824)
Telsa model 3s act as boats during floods. Have a look at youtube, there are numerous videos of people stranded in their engine flooded car and a Tesla floats right by.
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Re:Flood of Oil Is Coming, Complicating Efforts to Fight Glo... by technofiend on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @03:50PM (#21456551)
And yet if I started a Tesla warranty climb with "So there I was, driving through several feet of water" I'm skeptical it would be approved. That was my point. Electrics are fantastic vehicles. I can't wait to own my first one, but they aren't yet built for every purpose.

I don't think the Ford dealership would warrant me driving an F-150 through several feet of water either but fixing the issues that come from it are a known quantity. Not so much with an electric pickup.

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