It doesn't matter whether you have an F1 super license or whether you drove off last week, if you have a driver's license, you can drive the Tesla Model S Plaid with 1,020 hp. Even 17-year-olds with a driver's license and a supervisor are allowed to drive the car. And now that fast electric cars are becoming more common, you may wonder how wise it is to let everyone drive, especially after watching this video.
According to Carscoops This concerns an 18-year-old driver who was allowed to drive a short distance through the parking lot of a local car dealer. And what do you do when you get so much power under your right foot at that age? Then you put the car in Plaid mode to see whether the car can really go from 0-100 in 2.1 seconds. We don't justify it, but you could have predicted this.
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The difference with fast petrol cars is that the power and torque of an electric car is immediately available. A Plaid like this is faster than anything you've ever experienced, especially as a novice driver. And if you suddenly go so fast, everything comes close very quickly and the braking distance is soon not long enough. Something like that may have happened here too.
The exact cause of the crash is not known, except that it is speed-related. The Tesla crashed into a Mercedes and a Volvo, which, according to the uploader of the video, caused approximately 300,000 euros in damage – it will not be an exact amount of damage. Also pay attention to the bystander: 'Was this a test drive? No, it was stupidity'.
18-year-old in Tesla with 1,020 hp causes 300,000 euros in damage in a tight parking lot
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