> “After finally getting to speak to a manager, he told me [the battery] had water in it due to the fact the weather in Scotland has been so bad. That was the issue. They said it’s not necessarily my fault but it’s not Tesla’s to pay under warranty. He reminded me there was a yellow weather warning in some parts of Scotland,” one of the owners told Edinburgh Live.
Besides, Tesla's CEO disagrees that "deep water" is a problem[2]:
> 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.
"There was an overturned oil tanker and the road was on fire and it was a blizzard sir."
"While no one said the car couldn't not do that. In fact I seen it before once on the Dukes o' Hazards show and so if you don't cover it that's false advertisin'."
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