[expazl]

I mean the owner pretty much admits to driving through puddles, the question is how deep they were, but my bet would be that they did in fact submerge the bottom of the car. Most electric car owners would be aware enough about what type of car they have and what the limitations are to not do such a thing.

Then relevant quote is:

> I’ve been driving for 30 years and this is my most premium car to date and this is what it does when Edinburgh’s roads get puddles or a little wet!”

So he's been driving ICE-cars through puddles for 30 years, and because his Tesla cost more than his previous cars he expects it should be able to do at least as much. But obviously there are going to be fundamental differences between an electric car and a gasoline car when it comes to semi amphibious endeavors, and a Tesla Model S doesn't store the batteries in the ceiling.

[rstat1]

If a car can't handle a puddle, it's not fit to be driven. That's ridiculous. Doesn't matter what kind of car it is.

[expazl]

My laptop can't handle being submerged in a puddle why would a car? It's batteries being submerged, the doors aren't waterproof. It's not a amphebian vehicle. If the puddles are deep enough to leak water into your car and your car has batteries you shouldn't drive through it. If you do and the batteries die, then you can't expect your warranty to cover you. Nothing prevents you from taking your laptop in the shower, but if you drop it and it dies, then you gotta pay for it. Seems reasonable enough.

[II2II]

It depends upon what they are calling a puddle. I've seen a ten foot span of road covered by nearly a foot of water (at it's deepest point). Going at speed in a car, it may not look like much. I have also seen photos of people trying to go through fairly significant chunks of flooded roads. If there are people willing to do that, there are probably even more people who would go through something they perceive as a puddle.

[gustavus]

> when Edinburgh’s roads get puddles

Based on what I've heard about Edinburgh's potholes a puddle is more akin to a massive lake rather than a small puddle. In fact I heard last week there was an where an eight stories tall crustacean from the protozoic era was residing in the Edinburgh potholes and asking for tree-fiddy.