Woke up this morning at 5:30AM quite literally in the eye of Storm Ian. We live in a 12 story concrete condo so the storm has not really presented any problems, but it has caused a discussion of our model Y and it's relationship with water.
Obviously the high voltage section of the car is waterproof. If not we would have problems every time we went through a puddle. But how about the rest of the car? On the model Y there is NO backup for the electric door latches. If we wind up in the water somewhere are the doors going to open, the windows work? Some of the unerpasses in central Florida have up to five feet of water in them. The State Patrol is going nuts rescuing people that did not realize there was that much water there. Am I going to be able to get out of the car or am I just trapped? Has this ever been tested?
Obviously the high voltage section of the car is waterproof. If not we would have problems every time we went through a puddle. But how about the rest of the car? On the model Y there is NO backup for the electric door latches. If we wind up in the water somewhere are the doors going to open, the windows work? Some of the unerpasses in central Florida have up to five feet of water in them. The State Patrol is going nuts rescuing people that did not realize there was that much water there. Am I going to be able to get out of the car or am I just trapped? Has this ever been tested?