Public Service Announcement 2:
The bottom of a conventional car comprises frame rails, interconnected exhaust pipes, differential (s), a gearbox, fuel distribution systems, and drive shafts. Because Tesla doesn’t need any of this equipment, the bottom of the car is a convenient location to install the battery pack. And indeed, Tesla batteries are installed on the underside of the car.
The Tesla Model 3 has a ground clearance of 5.5 inches (140 mm) for the standard rear-wheel-drive version and 5.2 inches (133 mm) for the all-wheel-drive version. The tallest Tesla battery is 80mm or 3.2 inches tall. Some quick mental math and we have a Battery Top of 9 inches (max) from the road surface. A picture is worth a thousand words:
Bottom line – You really want to stay out of water with an electric car and that includes flooded parking lots and driveways. Go Green.
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