As floods lash elements of New Zealand, an EV fanatic lately took to Twitter to show the ‘superiority’ of a Tesla Mannequin S Plaid over gas-powered combustion automobiles, re-sharing a video from final yr of the EV driving via 7-feet of water.

That automobile’s proprietor, who goes by the identify of Chellin’ with Chet on YouTube, has carried out quite a few different stunts in his Mannequin S Plaid over the past yr or so and carried out this one again in September.

Watch: See What Occurs When You Attempt To Drive A Tesla Mannequin S Plaid Underneath 7 Toes Of Water

Testing out the automobile’s water-wading capabilities required a big synthetic lake to be made and crammed with water. The YouTuber then proceeded to drive slowly into it and earlier than lengthy, the water obtained so deep that it virtually lined all the windshield of the EV.

With all New Zealand’s flooding over the past couple of days I had one troll on Fb (shock, I do know) attempt to inform me “your electrical automobiles could be screwed in these floods”.
Sorry, I do not see any mods to this Tesla apart from sealing up the human compartment… pic.twitter.com/forphE1x5G

— Gavin Shoebridge (@KiwiEV) January 28, 2023

It’s troublesome to inform if the Mannequin S Plaid was floating sooner or later or if the water was shallow sufficient for its wheels to maintain involved with the underside. Both manner, the EV seemingly performs very effectively and manages to drive out the opposite facet. Nonetheless, some modifications have been achieved to seal up the passenger compartment and even nonetheless, some water did begin to discover its manner inside.

So, what was the aftermath after the stunt? Nicely, in a follow-up video, the YouTuber revealed that each the entrance and rear drive models had water seep into them and that each of them had to get replaced at a value of $15,000. As well as, the automobile’s in-built GPS system is not working, and neither is the odometer.

Within the clip, he additionally expresses frustrations at Tesla not having the ability to totally diagnose and restore the entire points, despite the fact that the entire issues are of his personal doing. He additionally notes that the electrical automobile producer has voided the Mannequin S’s guarantee, unsurprisingly.