Elon Musk Tweets Tesla Model S Is Mostly Car, Maybe A Little Boat
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Elon Musk claims his Tesla Model S can be amphibious, at least for short periods of time.
Musk watched video of a Model S driving through a flooded tunnel, then tweeted about what he saw.
We *def* don't recommended this, but Model S floats well enough to turn it into a boat for short periods of time. Thrust via wheel rotation.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 19, 2016
The video appears to show the car floating, and moving forward under the driver's direction until it reaches pavement again, then driving normally.
The video hasn't been independently verified.
Musk has toyed with the idea of amphibious cars. In 2013, he bought the Lotus Espirit vehicle used in the 1977 James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me." He reportedly paid almost a million dollars for it at a London auction.
After viewing the Model S water video, he tweeted this:
If curious abt TSWLM car, am still planning to do a sports sub car that can drive on roads. Just a side project. Limited market potential :)
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 19, 2016