Ahh the joy of that long sunny spring of the first lockdown. It seemed like never-ending relaxation, with nothing to do except bang saucepans occasionally. However, the devil makes work for idle hands – and we are pretty rubbish at doing nothing.
So we bought a crashed Tesla Model S. Not sure how we were allowed to fetch it during lockdown, but let’s just gloss over that bit. (Ed. It was after lockdown, you numpty).
First came a thorough investigation of how all of the High Voltage parts were connected together. Next was the exciting bit – removing the battery. Reputed to weight 500kg, the Tesla battery is bolted to the underside of the car body. We decided we could lower the whole car on to a farm-trolley, unfasten the bolts and simply raise the rest of the car upwards and away from it!
And it worked!
Having removed the battery, we felt emboldened to work on the car, confident that there were no High Voltages lurking there ready to bite us. It was very refreshing to strip down a car secure in the knowledge that it will not need rebuilding. Once we had a non EV Tesla, we contemplated what to do with the rest of the car.
My vote was to fit a V8 into it. Who wouldn’t want a V8 Tesla? Look, there is lots of space in that “Frunk” area. However, common sense paid one of its rare visits and we sold the car instead.
As an aside, if “Frunk” is an American contraction of “Front Trunk”, shouldn’t it be called a “Froot” in the UK?
Next – we opened the cover of the battery pack to find the modules inside. Watch this space for the forthcoming exciting episode!