1 00:00:01,458 --> 00:00:02,631 What the... 2 00:00:02,666 --> 00:00:03,977 Oh, my goodness. 3 00:00:04,012 --> 00:00:05,876 -[Bisi] Uh, Tory. -Hey, guys. 4 00:00:05,910 --> 00:00:07,153 -What are you doing? -Nothing. 5 00:00:08,603 --> 00:00:10,087 -[Faye] Actually... -[Bisi] Oh, my God, he has an EV. 6 00:00:10,122 --> 00:00:11,157 Yes, destroy it! 7 00:00:11,192 --> 00:00:13,815 No, no, no. That has lithium batteries in it. 8 00:00:13,849 --> 00:00:15,989 Um, Tory, I don't think you wanna do... No, we can't... 9 00:00:16,024 --> 00:00:17,508 -Are you going to crush it? -No! 10 00:00:17,543 --> 00:00:18,854 Watch this. 11 00:00:18,889 --> 00:00:20,822 [Bisi] Tory, please, no, no. 12 00:00:20,856 --> 00:00:21,926 -Tory, please, wait! -[Faye gasps] 13 00:00:21,961 --> 00:00:23,238 -Don't, don't... -Yes, yes, yes! 14 00:00:28,174 --> 00:00:29,417 [narrator] Meet the team. 15 00:00:29,451 --> 00:00:31,350 We'll be at work in no time. 16 00:00:31,384 --> 00:00:34,284 This might be the miracle coolant that everybody's been searching for. 17 00:00:36,355 --> 00:00:38,253 [narrator] With the mechanical expertise... 18 00:00:38,288 --> 00:00:40,324 [Faye] My main concern is structural integrity. 19 00:00:40,359 --> 00:00:41,325 I think this is going to work. 20 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:43,396 [narrator] ...to test all things automotive. 21 00:00:43,431 --> 00:00:44,846 That was beautiful. 22 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:47,124 [Bisi] The more air we push through, the more fuel will siphon out. 23 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:48,056 And, boom! 24 00:00:48,988 --> 00:00:51,991 [narrator] This is Motor MythBusters... 25 00:00:52,025 --> 00:00:54,994 This is the weirdest thing I've ever seen. 26 00:00:55,028 --> 00:00:58,722 [narrator] ...where science meets the streets. 27 00:01:02,933 --> 00:01:04,555 -[Bisi] Don't, don't... -[Faye] Yes, yes, yes! 28 00:01:04,590 --> 00:01:05,901 -Crush it! Crush it! -What is this? 29 00:01:05,936 --> 00:01:09,284 What the hell is that pink little car with a Buster on it? 30 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:12,322 This is very confusing, Tory. 31 00:01:12,356 --> 00:01:14,047 -What is he doing? -[Faye] He's going to destroy it. 32 00:01:14,082 --> 00:01:15,601 -No, don't drive it. -[Bisi] What are you doing? Stop. 33 00:01:15,635 --> 00:01:17,327 [Tory laughing] 34 00:01:17,361 --> 00:01:18,362 [Faye] What-- What? 35 00:01:18,397 --> 00:01:20,571 All right, there is some method to my madness. 36 00:01:20,606 --> 00:01:22,159 -No. -Yes, yes. 37 00:01:22,194 --> 00:01:23,505 [Tory] There is this myth. 38 00:01:23,540 --> 00:01:27,130 A guy in Texas was driving an electric car during a flood. 39 00:01:27,164 --> 00:01:29,546 The flood sweeped him down the road, 40 00:01:29,580 --> 00:01:31,099 but because it was an electric car, 41 00:01:31,134 --> 00:01:32,859 he was able to drive out of the flood. 42 00:01:32,894 --> 00:01:34,344 Because it was an electric car? 43 00:01:34,378 --> 00:01:35,690 -Yeah. -Yup. 44 00:01:35,724 --> 00:01:39,245 Oh, was the car partially in the water, or completely submerged? 45 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,972 [Tory] If it's a flood, the car was probably completely submerged. 46 00:01:42,006 --> 00:01:43,491 [Faye] I'm not buying it. 47 00:01:43,525 --> 00:01:46,045 As a kid, you're taught, like, "Wash your hair, get out of the tub, 48 00:01:46,079 --> 00:01:48,427 dry your hair outside the tub." 49 00:01:48,461 --> 00:01:50,463 -You know, if you drop your hairdryer in, you know-- -Right. 50 00:01:50,498 --> 00:01:51,844 You could get electrocuted. 51 00:01:51,878 --> 00:01:54,260 Right, so the driver has a very good chance of being electrocuted. 52 00:01:54,295 --> 00:01:55,606 Yeah. 53 00:01:55,641 --> 00:01:57,401 So we're going to have to figure out a way to do that safely. 54 00:01:57,436 --> 00:01:59,748 This is purely direct current, 55 00:01:59,783 --> 00:02:01,612 but that also has DC batteries, 56 00:02:01,647 --> 00:02:03,407 but the motor in that is AC, 57 00:02:03,442 --> 00:02:05,409 -so similar to what you'd see in your hairdryer. -Right. 58 00:02:05,444 --> 00:02:08,585 So, there's a converter that converts the DC current to alternating 59 00:02:08,619 --> 00:02:09,724 for it to be able to move. 60 00:02:09,758 --> 00:02:11,588 -Mmm-hmm. -So I don't know if this is going to work. 61 00:02:11,622 --> 00:02:14,004 Depends on how well-sealed that EV is. 62 00:02:14,038 --> 00:02:15,454 Well, I think the plan will be, 63 00:02:15,488 --> 00:02:18,215 we'll dig a giant trench the size of the electric car. 64 00:02:18,250 --> 00:02:20,769 -Okay. -We'll fill it with plastic, fill it up with water, 65 00:02:20,804 --> 00:02:22,944 -and then, drive the car in, and drive it out. -Oh. 66 00:02:24,877 --> 00:02:27,604 [Faye] EVs have tons of electrical connectors, 67 00:02:27,638 --> 00:02:29,433 and manufactures will do their best 68 00:02:29,468 --> 00:02:32,229 to protect these key components from the elements. 69 00:02:32,264 --> 00:02:35,301 But with the high-voltage battery packs housed in the under carriage, 70 00:02:35,336 --> 00:02:37,890 that makes them extremely vulnerable to deep water. 71 00:02:37,924 --> 00:02:40,582 I mean, after all, these things are not meant to be amphibious. 72 00:02:41,997 --> 00:02:43,999 All right, well, how deep are we going to have to make this thing? 73 00:02:44,034 --> 00:02:45,518 -[Tory] Say, what, 6 feet? -Six? 74 00:02:45,553 --> 00:02:46,830 [all] Yeah. 75 00:02:46,864 --> 00:02:49,142 Oh, my goodness. Okay. And length? 76 00:02:49,177 --> 00:02:52,042 Probably, maybe about 10 feet that way 77 00:02:52,076 --> 00:02:53,837 -and then 10 feet this way. -Absolutely. 78 00:02:53,871 --> 00:02:55,804 -I was going to say a car length. Yeah. -Make a little ramp. 79 00:02:55,839 --> 00:02:57,461 -Drive in, submerge, drive out. -So this is how long 80 00:02:57,496 --> 00:02:58,600 it's going to be... Yeah. 81 00:02:58,635 --> 00:02:59,774 Yeah, let's see how long it is. 82 00:02:59,808 --> 00:03:01,810 14.5 feet long, 83 00:03:01,845 --> 00:03:03,640 and how much wider? 84 00:03:03,674 --> 00:03:05,814 I mean, we're going to need some width here. 85 00:03:05,849 --> 00:03:09,059 I would say, let's probably give it like a foot on either side. 86 00:03:09,093 --> 00:03:10,750 -Oh. -Wait a second. Wait a second. 87 00:03:10,785 --> 00:03:12,165 A foot is not enough 88 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:13,960 for one of us to open up the door 89 00:03:13,995 --> 00:03:15,790 and save whoever the hell is stuck in here. 90 00:03:15,824 --> 00:03:17,757 No one's going to be inside the car. 91 00:03:17,792 --> 00:03:18,862 Oh, what are you thinking? 92 00:03:18,896 --> 00:03:21,002 I'm thinking I'm going to build some kind of a rig 93 00:03:21,036 --> 00:03:23,453 where I can drive the vehicle from the roof. 94 00:03:23,487 --> 00:03:25,075 If something does go wrong, 95 00:03:25,109 --> 00:03:29,182 the person inside isn't stuck and doesn't drown or get electrocuted. 96 00:03:29,217 --> 00:03:30,805 Well, let's see how wide it is from mirror to mirror. 97 00:03:30,839 --> 00:03:32,255 All right, sounds good. 98 00:03:32,841 --> 00:03:33,911 I'll go on this side. 99 00:03:34,809 --> 00:03:35,948 Uh-- we got about 6.5-- 100 00:03:35,982 --> 00:03:38,330 -a little more than 6.5 feet here. -Okay. Huh. 101 00:03:38,364 --> 00:03:40,918 So that'll be the end of our ramp coming out. 102 00:03:42,195 --> 00:03:43,576 Cool. 103 00:03:43,611 --> 00:03:45,475 Oh, Bisi, looking good. 104 00:03:45,509 --> 00:03:47,891 -Faye, getting a little snaky... -I'm a little wiggly. 105 00:03:47,925 --> 00:03:49,410 [chuckles] It's okay. 106 00:03:49,444 --> 00:03:51,412 [Tory laughing] All right. 107 00:03:51,446 --> 00:03:55,174 So we have our electric car, we've just plotted out our pool. 108 00:03:55,208 --> 00:03:58,142 Now what we need to do is actually dig out the trench, 109 00:03:58,177 --> 00:04:00,628 cover it with plastic, put pavers in it, 110 00:04:00,662 --> 00:04:02,354 fill it with water, and then, 111 00:04:02,388 --> 00:04:05,529 drive this car, somehow, safely into the water. 112 00:04:06,565 --> 00:04:08,325 That's straight. 113 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:09,913 Straight-ish. 114 00:04:09,947 --> 00:04:12,847 [narrator] Yup, a controlled flash flood will allow the guys 115 00:04:12,881 --> 00:04:14,814 to safely submerge the EV 116 00:04:14,849 --> 00:04:19,681 and then test its ability, post dunking to drive right on out of the water. 117 00:04:19,716 --> 00:04:21,165 [Faye] This sounds absolutely crazy to me. 118 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,134 I don't think there's any way this electric car is going to drive in, 119 00:04:24,168 --> 00:04:26,343 and actually drive out under its own power. 120 00:04:26,378 --> 00:04:28,966 I've dealt with a lot of hybrids in my line of work, 121 00:04:29,001 --> 00:04:32,625 and a little bit of water, just the slightest bit of water, 122 00:04:32,660 --> 00:04:35,007 and these things, they don't like it all. 123 00:04:35,041 --> 00:04:36,698 The modules will explode, everything goes wrong. 124 00:04:36,733 --> 00:04:39,701 So, I, personally, am very doubtful. 125 00:04:39,736 --> 00:04:42,808 But, you know, I like big tractors, so I'm just happy to watch. 126 00:04:47,053 --> 00:04:48,331 Look how serious he is, look at this. 127 00:04:48,365 --> 00:04:50,263 I know, I know, he's all focus. 128 00:04:50,298 --> 00:04:52,093 -He's all concentration. -He's all focus. 129 00:04:53,750 --> 00:04:56,062 -I got something stuck in my tooth. -[Bisi laughs] 130 00:04:56,097 --> 00:04:58,064 Hey, beats digging ditches, huh? 131 00:04:58,099 --> 00:04:59,514 [Bisi laughs] 132 00:05:10,076 --> 00:05:13,045 We're testing the myth, if you drive an electric car into the water, 133 00:05:13,079 --> 00:05:16,497 you can drive it right out, and nothing will happen to the car. 134 00:05:16,531 --> 00:05:18,430 Now, I want to drive this car, 135 00:05:18,464 --> 00:05:22,261 but there is a very good chance that I could get electrocuted. 136 00:05:23,849 --> 00:05:28,267 So, I had this idea of how we can drive still, and do it safely. 137 00:05:28,301 --> 00:05:31,788 I'm going to extend the controls by building a set of mounts 138 00:05:31,822 --> 00:05:35,688 that will attach directly to the cars pedals, and the steering wheel. 139 00:05:35,723 --> 00:05:37,932 These are my pedals for the gas... 140 00:05:39,451 --> 00:05:40,693 and the brake. 141 00:05:44,283 --> 00:05:46,561 We'll just attach our rod, 142 00:05:46,596 --> 00:05:48,908 and then I can just hit the brake 143 00:05:48,943 --> 00:05:50,496 or floor it. 144 00:05:57,814 --> 00:06:01,473 Okay, so, as you can see, the extended controls are coming together. 145 00:06:01,507 --> 00:06:04,303 And now, I'm just getting the angle of the rod, 146 00:06:04,337 --> 00:06:06,961 so that way, I can control it from the top. 147 00:06:08,514 --> 00:06:10,482 [narrator] To protect himself from getting fried, 148 00:06:10,516 --> 00:06:13,416 Tory's installing an insulated polymer bucket 149 00:06:13,450 --> 00:06:16,177 fixed to a plywood platform. 150 00:06:16,211 --> 00:06:19,974 Now, before we go any farther, we just want to make sure our deck is strong enough. 151 00:06:20,008 --> 00:06:22,390 So Dave is going to give it a little strength test. 152 00:06:22,425 --> 00:06:23,287 Hit it, Dave. 153 00:06:23,322 --> 00:06:24,599 [Dave] All right. 154 00:06:24,634 --> 00:06:26,739 [country music playing] 155 00:06:32,642 --> 00:06:34,264 [Tory applauding] 156 00:06:34,298 --> 00:06:35,472 Looks strong to me. 157 00:06:35,507 --> 00:06:37,094 [Dave] I think so. 158 00:06:37,129 --> 00:06:39,683 [narrator] Yup, and with the addition of a racing seat, 159 00:06:39,718 --> 00:06:44,032 the rooftop cockpit is waterproof and non-conductive. 160 00:06:44,067 --> 00:06:45,793 [Tory] Okay. 161 00:06:45,827 --> 00:06:47,450 Yep, this feels ridiculous. 162 00:06:48,485 --> 00:06:49,900 [vocalizes driving sounds] 163 00:06:51,695 --> 00:06:54,733 All right, now that the chair is mounted to the top of the car, 164 00:06:54,767 --> 00:06:56,562 we're going to make some last-minute checks 165 00:06:56,597 --> 00:06:59,910 on the angle of our extension rod. 166 00:06:59,945 --> 00:07:01,809 Once we have those in position, 167 00:07:01,843 --> 00:07:03,189 we can cut holes through the roof, 168 00:07:03,224 --> 00:07:04,984 and then, we'll attach it all, 169 00:07:05,019 --> 00:07:07,539 and then, we'll be able to drive from roof of the car. 170 00:07:07,884 --> 00:07:09,264 Oh, yeah. 171 00:07:12,233 --> 00:07:13,510 [Tory] There we go. 172 00:07:15,547 --> 00:07:16,893 That looks perfect. 173 00:07:16,927 --> 00:07:18,342 Then it's just a matter of fitting 174 00:07:18,377 --> 00:07:20,966 the fiberglass coated pedals, and steering wheel. 175 00:07:22,415 --> 00:07:24,970 And sealing up the holes to make it watertight. 176 00:07:26,730 --> 00:07:28,974 We have done nothing to modify this car 177 00:07:29,008 --> 00:07:31,217 except extended the way we control it. 178 00:07:31,252 --> 00:07:34,635 And all the materials are made out of non-conductive materials. 179 00:07:34,669 --> 00:07:37,500 So if this car does decide to start shocking, 180 00:07:37,534 --> 00:07:39,674 I won't be anywhere near it. 181 00:07:39,709 --> 00:07:43,540 Last thing we have to do is button everything up, and go for a ride. 182 00:07:43,575 --> 00:07:46,163 With the gearshift and power controls below deck, 183 00:07:46,198 --> 00:07:48,994 this test run is a two-man job. 184 00:07:49,028 --> 00:07:51,824 So Dave is in the passenger seat to put the car in drive 185 00:07:51,859 --> 00:07:54,447 and also standing by, so if the car goes out of control, 186 00:07:54,482 --> 00:07:55,690 he can stop it. 187 00:07:56,622 --> 00:07:57,692 Here we go. 188 00:07:57,727 --> 00:08:00,246 Oh, ho-ho, ho-ho, this is awesome. 189 00:08:00,281 --> 00:08:02,525 Everybody should drive like this. 190 00:08:02,559 --> 00:08:05,735 [Dave] Everything seems to be working fine. 191 00:08:05,769 --> 00:08:08,289 [Tory] Oh, this is rad. 192 00:08:08,323 --> 00:08:09,601 All right, it works. 193 00:08:13,052 --> 00:08:14,675 It 100% works. 194 00:08:14,709 --> 00:08:16,021 You want to throw it into reverse? 195 00:08:17,056 --> 00:08:18,886 -[Dave] All right. -I have full control. 196 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:21,578 This is-- this is going to be perfect. 197 00:08:21,613 --> 00:08:23,580 I'll be up here, nice and safe, 198 00:08:23,615 --> 00:08:25,617 we'll drive the car into the water. 199 00:08:25,651 --> 00:08:27,722 If it decides to explode, 200 00:08:28,412 --> 00:08:29,966 let it. 201 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,313 All right, you want to go ahead and throw it into park? 202 00:08:33,141 --> 00:08:34,971 That worked great. 203 00:08:35,005 --> 00:08:37,076 -[Dave] It all looked good in here, too. -Yeah. 204 00:08:37,111 --> 00:08:38,457 Good job. 205 00:08:38,491 --> 00:08:41,943 -Yeah, you too. That was fun. -We did it. We did it. 206 00:08:41,978 --> 00:08:45,291 This car is as safe as I think it can be. 207 00:08:45,326 --> 00:08:48,881 Now all we have to do is drive it into a pool of water. 208 00:08:48,916 --> 00:08:50,055 Wreck it all, huh? 209 00:08:50,089 --> 00:08:51,539 [both laugh] 210 00:08:52,644 --> 00:08:54,749 [Tory] When it comes to the full-scale testing 211 00:08:54,784 --> 00:08:57,614 of our EV's ability to survive being submerged, 212 00:08:57,649 --> 00:09:00,583 it won't be safe to have anyone inside the vehicle. 213 00:09:00,617 --> 00:09:03,102 So Bisi's getting busy on a modification 214 00:09:03,137 --> 00:09:07,417 that'll allow me to kill the power from the roof if I run into trouble. 215 00:09:07,451 --> 00:09:09,143 [Bisi] In the event of an emergency, 216 00:09:09,177 --> 00:09:11,317 we need him to be able to disengage 217 00:09:11,352 --> 00:09:14,286 this high-voltage cutoff switch 218 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:16,460 and have the vehicle dead in the water. 219 00:09:16,495 --> 00:09:19,774 We have a safety tab here that'd be difficult for us to initiate, 220 00:09:19,809 --> 00:09:23,191 so I'm going to remove this tab by simply breaking it off. 221 00:09:23,951 --> 00:09:25,124 And that's it. 222 00:09:25,159 --> 00:09:28,507 So now, our tab can pull up with a rope 223 00:09:28,541 --> 00:09:31,752 and easily remove it in the case that something goes wrong. 224 00:09:37,654 --> 00:09:40,277 So I'm going to put a nice hole into the ceiling. 225 00:09:40,312 --> 00:09:43,453 I'm going to use this rope as a way to activate 226 00:09:43,487 --> 00:09:45,800 a proper shutdown sequence. 227 00:09:48,976 --> 00:09:49,908 [blows] 228 00:09:59,987 --> 00:10:03,093 Okay, now I'm going to test the system and see if it works extremely well. 229 00:10:03,128 --> 00:10:05,993 When I pull this up, it should disconnect nicely. 230 00:10:06,027 --> 00:10:09,237 Okay, one, two, three. 231 00:10:09,272 --> 00:10:11,930 Oh, easy. I even felt a nice jolt from it, 232 00:10:11,964 --> 00:10:13,069 so it's working quite well. 233 00:10:13,103 --> 00:10:15,105 I'm going to clean everything up, seal the hole, 234 00:10:15,140 --> 00:10:16,762 and Tory will be ready to go. 235 00:10:27,048 --> 00:10:28,325 Hold that there. 236 00:10:29,913 --> 00:10:30,914 Perfect. 237 00:10:32,502 --> 00:10:34,400 Let me set the scene. 238 00:10:34,435 --> 00:10:36,264 We are about to test the myth 239 00:10:36,299 --> 00:10:39,612 that you can drive an electric car into water and drive out safely. 240 00:10:39,647 --> 00:10:42,719 So we dug a ditch, we have actually lined it plastic, 241 00:10:42,754 --> 00:10:43,858 filled it with water. 242 00:10:43,893 --> 00:10:45,929 We have our pool set, we have our car insulated, 243 00:10:45,964 --> 00:10:48,138 and I have the controls on top of the roof. 244 00:10:48,173 --> 00:10:49,519 What do you guys think is going to happen? 245 00:10:49,553 --> 00:10:51,072 You think it's just going to drive right through? 246 00:10:51,107 --> 00:10:53,523 Are you going to go fast, are you going to take it slow? 247 00:10:53,557 --> 00:10:55,870 I think what I'm going to do is just, kind of roll in. 248 00:10:55,905 --> 00:10:58,148 'Cause I think if I try to gun it in, 249 00:10:58,183 --> 00:11:00,185 there's a good chance that I might flip the car. 250 00:11:00,219 --> 00:11:01,876 But if I roll it in slowly, 251 00:11:01,911 --> 00:11:05,155 it'll probably start filling up with water, and it'll allow it to sink. 252 00:11:05,190 --> 00:11:07,295 I think you may get some buoyancy, just a little bit... 253 00:11:07,330 --> 00:11:09,228 -[both] Yeah. -...before you settle down. 254 00:11:09,263 --> 00:11:10,713 -I think it'll be successful. -[Faye] Yeah. 255 00:11:10,747 --> 00:11:11,817 What do you think? 256 00:11:11,852 --> 00:11:14,647 The batteries, the electronics are in the floor, 257 00:11:14,682 --> 00:11:17,029 so I think it actually is going to short itself out 258 00:11:17,064 --> 00:11:19,445 and not be able to drive back out. 259 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:20,861 -[Bisi laughs] -All right. 260 00:11:20,895 --> 00:11:23,173 It's a very dangerous excursion, and to keep you safe, 261 00:11:23,208 --> 00:11:25,658 I have this pull mechanism that you just grab with a rope, 262 00:11:25,693 --> 00:11:28,040 and it completely disables the high-voltage system. 263 00:11:28,075 --> 00:11:29,386 Okay, get those on. 264 00:11:30,525 --> 00:11:32,355 Secondly, I have some sensors. 265 00:11:32,389 --> 00:11:33,736 One I'm going to place in the water, 266 00:11:33,770 --> 00:11:35,392 another one, inside the compartment 267 00:11:35,427 --> 00:11:38,395 that will beep very loudly if any electricity 268 00:11:38,430 --> 00:11:41,467 is witnessed inside the pool of water. 269 00:11:41,502 --> 00:11:43,884 Hopefully, we never get to hear those go off. 270 00:11:43,918 --> 00:11:45,851 [Faye] I also have some things safety-wise 271 00:11:45,886 --> 00:11:47,646 that I think you're really going to need. 272 00:11:47,680 --> 00:11:49,199 -Let's hear it. -I got some buoys. 273 00:11:49,234 --> 00:11:50,580 -[Tory] Ah, I love it. -Yeah. 274 00:11:50,614 --> 00:11:53,272 -You're going to attach buoys to the outriggers. -[Faye] Uh-huh. 275 00:11:53,307 --> 00:11:56,137 This is going to help prevent the car from flipping over. 276 00:11:56,172 --> 00:11:58,105 Whether it comes this side or this side, 277 00:11:58,139 --> 00:12:00,417 it, sort of, acts as a buoyancy device. 278 00:12:00,452 --> 00:12:02,765 -You won't flip over... -That way if I drive it, I don't flip the car. 279 00:12:02,799 --> 00:12:04,421 -Right. -That's a good call. 280 00:12:04,456 --> 00:12:05,595 All right. 281 00:12:05,629 --> 00:12:08,046 You guys ready to drive this toaster into the water? 282 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:09,392 -Toaster? -[Faye squeals] 283 00:12:09,426 --> 00:12:10,531 -Let's do this. -[Faye] Mmm-hmm! 284 00:12:13,672 --> 00:12:15,467 [Tory] So this is just a safety precaution. 285 00:12:15,501 --> 00:12:17,952 I'm going to be strapped in to this, 286 00:12:17,987 --> 00:12:23,026 so that way, they can actually pluck me out of the car seat and to safety. 287 00:12:23,061 --> 00:12:25,063 My life is in your hands. 288 00:12:25,097 --> 00:12:26,719 I got nervous all of a sudden. 289 00:12:26,754 --> 00:12:28,860 -[Faye laughs] -[Bisi] You do realize what we're doing here. 290 00:12:30,309 --> 00:12:31,310 Okay. 291 00:12:31,345 --> 00:12:32,795 -Good luck, brother. -Thank you. 292 00:12:32,829 --> 00:12:34,555 -See you on the other side. -No, don't say that. 293 00:12:34,589 --> 00:12:36,695 -No, the other side of the water. -Of the pond? 294 00:12:36,729 --> 00:12:38,007 -[Faye] Yeah. -[Tory] Okay. 295 00:12:38,524 --> 00:12:39,871 You guys ready? 296 00:12:39,905 --> 00:12:43,253 This is "Electric Car Driving Into Water." 297 00:12:43,288 --> 00:12:44,599 All right, here we go! 298 00:12:46,878 --> 00:12:50,053 [screams, laughs] 299 00:12:50,088 --> 00:12:52,400 [Bisi] Just take it easy. Nice and slow. 300 00:12:52,435 --> 00:12:53,643 Stay on the path. 301 00:12:56,301 --> 00:12:57,785 -Still moving. -[Tory laughing] 302 00:12:57,820 --> 00:12:58,993 -Okay, he's going in. -Whoa! 303 00:12:59,028 --> 00:13:00,029 See how deep that looks? 304 00:13:00,063 --> 00:13:01,340 [Faye] Yeah, it's a lot deeper than it looks. 305 00:13:01,375 --> 00:13:03,135 [Bisi] That's crazy, right? Like, it's an optical illusion. 306 00:13:03,170 --> 00:13:04,516 -It looks like it's not deep. -[Tory] Oh... 307 00:13:04,550 --> 00:13:06,967 -[Bisi] We see bubbles coming out-- -...I feel like I'm floating. 308 00:13:07,001 --> 00:13:10,625 -Whoa, we are going deep. -[Faye] Oh! I totally love destruction! 309 00:13:10,660 --> 00:13:13,801 -[Bisi] Okay, but so far, he's not moving at all. -[Faye] Yeah. 310 00:13:13,836 --> 00:13:16,010 -Not moving. -[Tory] Oh, we are 100% floating. 311 00:13:16,045 --> 00:13:18,599 -[Faye] Yup -So my wheels must be spinning right now because... 312 00:13:18,633 --> 00:13:20,843 -[Bisi] Yeah, it was. -[Faye] No, they're not moving at all. 313 00:13:22,292 --> 00:13:23,569 Your foot's on the gas? 314 00:13:23,604 --> 00:13:24,847 I'm flooring it right now. 315 00:13:24,881 --> 00:13:26,779 -[Bisi] Oh... -[Faye] Oh... 316 00:13:26,814 --> 00:13:27,677 [Faye] It's dead. 317 00:13:27,711 --> 00:13:29,748 -Is it not moving? -No. 318 00:13:29,782 --> 00:13:30,853 Not moving at all? 319 00:13:30,887 --> 00:13:33,545 No, no, your wheels are not turning. 320 00:13:33,579 --> 00:13:35,961 -Oh, my gosh. -[Bisi] But my sensors are not going off. 321 00:13:35,996 --> 00:13:38,239 -[Faye] Yeah. -But something shut everything off. 322 00:13:38,274 --> 00:13:40,000 -[Faye] Yeah, yeah. -Uh, I think it's called water. 323 00:13:40,034 --> 00:13:41,277 -Yeah. -Yeah. 324 00:13:41,311 --> 00:13:44,176 [Bisi] So there's a arrow on the dash with a battery logo. 325 00:13:44,211 --> 00:13:46,006 -Yup. -And that's not that much depth. 326 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:47,283 [Faye] That really isn't. 327 00:13:47,317 --> 00:13:50,493 [Bisi] It's all the way to Buster's knees almost. 328 00:13:50,527 --> 00:13:52,219 [Faye exclaims] Yeah. 329 00:13:52,253 --> 00:13:56,602 I'm surprised, I really thought that there would be more protective capabilities 330 00:13:56,637 --> 00:13:59,088 -for such a shallow depth, but... -Yeah. 331 00:13:59,122 --> 00:14:01,435 It didn't even make it halfway. 332 00:14:01,469 --> 00:14:04,990 But what I'm curious about is if we dry this out, will it run again? 333 00:14:05,025 --> 00:14:07,613 [Faye] Yeah, and then maybe we can see where the damage occurred. 334 00:14:07,648 --> 00:14:09,029 We'll tow the car out, 335 00:14:09,063 --> 00:14:10,858 let it drain, and see if it starts up again. 336 00:14:10,893 --> 00:14:11,755 [Bisi] Sounds good. 337 00:14:15,276 --> 00:14:17,002 Well, that was anticlimactic. 338 00:14:17,037 --> 00:14:18,590 We had everything working perfectly. 339 00:14:19,349 --> 00:14:21,351 The car drove into the water. 340 00:14:21,386 --> 00:14:23,146 I was expecting to see something. 341 00:14:23,181 --> 00:14:25,252 Maybe sparks, maybe smoke. 342 00:14:25,286 --> 00:14:28,600 But nothing, the car just died as soon as we hit the water. 343 00:14:28,634 --> 00:14:31,051 Maybe it just short-circuited, I have no idea. 344 00:14:33,018 --> 00:14:37,367 [Faye] What we do know is our shock detectors did not trigger. 345 00:14:37,402 --> 00:14:41,130 So Buster wasn't electrocuted because the EV's safety system likely kicked in 346 00:14:41,164 --> 00:14:45,237 and shielded the high-voltage system before it died. 347 00:14:45,272 --> 00:14:48,516 And I think what we need to do is pull it out of the water, let it dry, 348 00:14:48,551 --> 00:14:51,381 and see if we can figure out what exactly happened. 349 00:14:52,969 --> 00:14:55,592 I think that's good there, we'll just chock it. 350 00:15:02,979 --> 00:15:04,705 [Bisi] So we're here back at the shop, 351 00:15:04,739 --> 00:15:07,466 and I let the vehicle sit for quite a while to dry out. 352 00:15:07,501 --> 00:15:12,126 We're going to take a look and see if we can find out what exactly happened. 353 00:15:12,161 --> 00:15:14,818 As you may recall, as you were driving to the pool of water, 354 00:15:14,853 --> 00:15:17,338 when we got up to this level, the vehicle completely stopped. 355 00:15:17,373 --> 00:15:19,030 [both] Yeah. 356 00:15:19,064 --> 00:15:21,411 Water, which had a bit of ways to connect our positive and negative terminals, 357 00:15:21,446 --> 00:15:23,413 pretty much killed our entire 12-volt system 358 00:15:23,448 --> 00:15:25,277 and rendered the vehicle inoperable. 359 00:15:25,312 --> 00:15:27,659 -You think that was the main problem? -That was the main problem. 360 00:15:27,693 --> 00:15:29,419 Because the 12-volt system controls everything. 361 00:15:29,454 --> 00:15:30,938 It controls the controller itself, 362 00:15:30,973 --> 00:15:32,767 our DC to DC converters, 363 00:15:32,802 --> 00:15:35,391 everything that has to do with the functioning of the vehicle properly. 364 00:15:35,425 --> 00:15:38,290 It's not just the high-voltage system, but also the 12-volt system. 365 00:15:38,325 --> 00:15:41,121 So if we replace that battery, you think this car will start up? 366 00:15:41,155 --> 00:15:42,915 It's possible, but I want to test this first. 367 00:15:42,950 --> 00:15:45,573 I want to connect the old battery, now that everything is dried out, 368 00:15:45,608 --> 00:15:47,403 just to see what happens. 369 00:15:47,437 --> 00:15:50,061 Will the electronics activate again? Will it start at all? 370 00:15:50,095 --> 00:15:51,855 -He's so optimistic. -I am, I am. 371 00:15:51,890 --> 00:15:53,788 Okay, so let's see. 372 00:15:53,823 --> 00:15:54,824 -Ready? -Yeah. 373 00:15:56,481 --> 00:15:58,448 -[beeping] -Ah. 374 00:15:58,483 --> 00:16:00,657 -Sounds like death-- -Hey, it's doing something. 375 00:16:00,692 --> 00:16:02,176 [Faye] No, that's a noise you do not want to hear. 376 00:16:02,211 --> 00:16:03,971 Yeah, but that alarm is not very promising. 377 00:16:04,006 --> 00:16:05,455 -[Tory] All right. -Let me take a look and see. 378 00:16:05,490 --> 00:16:07,250 Start her up, Captain Electric-- 379 00:16:07,285 --> 00:16:08,803 Something must still be wet in there, you know-- 380 00:16:08,838 --> 00:16:12,945 -Oh. -Its whistling-- Its whistling just died. Ooh. 381 00:16:12,980 --> 00:16:14,361 -[Bisi] Nothing's happening. -[Tory] Okay. 382 00:16:14,395 --> 00:16:15,741 -Well, we tried. -Uh-oh. 383 00:16:15,776 --> 00:16:18,917 Okay, I'm going to get a multimeter, and check the voltage now, 384 00:16:18,951 --> 00:16:20,332 and if it's not where we need to be, 385 00:16:20,367 --> 00:16:22,058 Faye, I may need your help in getting a fresh battery, 386 00:16:22,093 --> 00:16:23,887 -so we can try it again and see what happens. -[Faye] Okay. 387 00:16:23,922 --> 00:16:25,717 -This is supposed to be 12 volts, Faye-- -[Tory] Ah! 388 00:16:25,751 --> 00:16:27,857 ...but we're hovering in the 3-volt range. 389 00:16:27,891 --> 00:16:29,169 -It's 3 volts. -Yeah. 390 00:16:29,203 --> 00:16:31,412 -Yeah, that's not good at all. -I think this battery is done. 391 00:16:31,447 --> 00:16:33,000 Well, it may not be the battery's fault. 392 00:16:33,035 --> 00:16:35,106 Maybe we still have some connectivity going on 393 00:16:35,140 --> 00:16:36,590 with some water in the critical components. 394 00:16:36,624 --> 00:16:38,040 [Faye] Yeah. 395 00:16:38,074 --> 00:16:41,077 So I guess the best way to evaluate that is to get a fresh battery. 396 00:16:41,112 --> 00:16:42,458 -Sounds good. -Monitor it again. 397 00:16:42,492 --> 00:16:44,874 -Mmm-hmm. Yeah. -And see what happens. 398 00:16:44,908 --> 00:16:47,118 [Tory] Right now, it is not looking good for this myth. 399 00:16:47,152 --> 00:16:49,465 Driving an electric car into water. 400 00:16:49,499 --> 00:16:50,742 We tried it. 401 00:16:50,776 --> 00:16:55,195 I drove in, sunk, and then all of a sudden, the car died. 402 00:16:55,229 --> 00:16:56,644 But Bisi's holding onto hope. 403 00:16:56,679 --> 00:16:58,232 He is very optimistic. 404 00:16:58,267 --> 00:17:01,546 So, we're going to swap out the old battery, put in a brand-new one, 405 00:17:01,580 --> 00:17:04,687 and see if this car will turn on. 406 00:17:04,721 --> 00:17:06,896 My guess, this car is dead. 407 00:17:07,655 --> 00:17:09,416 [Bisi] All right. Nice. 408 00:17:09,450 --> 00:17:11,694 -[Faye] All right. DC volts. -What is the voltage now? What is it now? 409 00:17:11,728 --> 00:17:13,040 -Healthy! -[Bisi] 12.8. 410 00:17:13,075 --> 00:17:14,524 -Okay, ready? -[Tory] Fresh battery. 411 00:17:14,559 --> 00:17:16,768 Okay, so, I'm going to connect this, and if our battery drains, 412 00:17:16,802 --> 00:17:18,735 -then we have a circuit that's still... -[Faye] We know-- Yeah. 413 00:17:18,770 --> 00:17:21,152 -...misbehaving. -Yeah, there's some sort of parasitic draw-- 414 00:17:21,186 --> 00:17:22,394 -[Bisi] Ready? -Yeah, go ahead. 415 00:17:22,429 --> 00:17:24,016 -[beeping] -[Bisi] Ah, lights came on, that's good. 416 00:17:24,051 --> 00:17:26,088 [Faye] 12.6. 12.5. 417 00:17:26,122 --> 00:17:28,020 -[Tory] It's freaking out. -Oh, my God. 418 00:17:28,055 --> 00:17:31,714 5.4, 5.0, it's going down. 4.9, 4.5... Oh-- 419 00:17:31,748 --> 00:17:34,510 See if it starts! Come on, Bisi. 420 00:17:34,544 --> 00:17:35,994 Please, we all know it's not going to start. 421 00:17:36,028 --> 00:17:37,547 -Bisi's hopeful. -No. 422 00:17:38,824 --> 00:17:40,861 -12.23. -[Bisi] Okay. 423 00:17:40,895 --> 00:17:43,001 So the fact that the voltage is going down 424 00:17:43,035 --> 00:17:47,695 means that we have really bad connectivity somewhere that shouldn't be happening. 425 00:17:47,730 --> 00:17:52,390 So the moral of the story is don't get your electric car completely drenched. 426 00:17:52,424 --> 00:17:55,703 It's busted. You can't drive an electric car underwater. 427 00:17:55,738 --> 00:17:56,946 Busted. Absolutely. 428 00:17:56,980 --> 00:17:59,259 I reluctantly concur. Busted. 429 00:17:59,293 --> 00:18:03,470 But I think maybe we should see if we can take it to the next level. 430 00:18:03,504 --> 00:18:06,231 See if we can drive the electric car underwater. 431 00:18:06,266 --> 00:18:07,922 I like how you're thinking. 432 00:18:07,957 --> 00:18:10,477 -[Faye] Okay. -If we protected vital components, 433 00:18:10,511 --> 00:18:14,066 and left others, let's say mobility components as is, 434 00:18:14,101 --> 00:18:15,309 maybe we'll have some success. 435 00:18:19,934 --> 00:18:22,109 [Tory] Wee. 436 00:18:22,144 --> 00:18:24,215 [Faye] Since the first test car is officially dead, 437 00:18:24,249 --> 00:18:26,562 we've sourced another one that's identical. 438 00:18:26,596 --> 00:18:27,804 Son of a... 439 00:18:27,839 --> 00:18:30,428 [Faye] Now, we need to make some mods for the next test 440 00:18:30,462 --> 00:18:33,155 and keep that water out of the interior for as long as possible. 441 00:18:34,811 --> 00:18:36,744 Wow, that's good. Okay. 442 00:18:37,711 --> 00:18:39,195 This one failed. 443 00:18:39,230 --> 00:18:41,611 And my goal is to prevent this one from failing. 444 00:18:41,646 --> 00:18:45,063 12-volt system's got corrupted with lots of water in the connectivity. 445 00:18:45,097 --> 00:18:48,170 I'm going to prevent the same thing from happening with this vehicle. 446 00:18:49,999 --> 00:18:52,381 Now, I'm spraying some rubberized sealant. 447 00:18:52,415 --> 00:18:54,624 Now, it takes a few hours to cure, 448 00:18:54,659 --> 00:18:58,490 but in this liquid form, it can really get into very tight spaces. 449 00:18:58,525 --> 00:19:02,149 Because all you need is a small seepage, and a lot of damage can occur. 450 00:19:04,186 --> 00:19:08,604 Now we're just transferring everything over to this new electric car. 451 00:19:08,638 --> 00:19:10,502 We put the controls on the top, 452 00:19:10,537 --> 00:19:13,022 and, hopefully, this time, we can get it into the water 453 00:19:13,056 --> 00:19:14,610 and see if this car will survive. 454 00:19:20,409 --> 00:19:22,134 We need all hands on deck. 455 00:19:22,169 --> 00:19:25,621 We got to carry the control chair over to this car. 456 00:19:26,967 --> 00:19:27,933 All right. 457 00:19:28,313 --> 00:19:29,590 Touchdown. 458 00:19:33,836 --> 00:19:36,183 So we have the rooftop control system 459 00:19:36,218 --> 00:19:38,496 transferred from the old car to the new car. 460 00:19:38,530 --> 00:19:42,189 We're just going to make some fine-tuned adjustments to make sure we can drive it. 461 00:19:44,053 --> 00:19:46,020 And then, it's time to waterproof this thing. 462 00:19:49,403 --> 00:19:52,337 Okay, so, I have some insulation foam here. 463 00:19:52,372 --> 00:19:54,719 I'm just going to start hitting some of these cavities 464 00:19:54,753 --> 00:19:58,447 to make sure that this undercarriage is watertight. 465 00:19:58,481 --> 00:20:01,104 So I see an orange wire which denotes high voltage 466 00:20:01,139 --> 00:20:02,451 -going into this module. -Yeah. 467 00:20:02,485 --> 00:20:04,280 And that module doesn't look like it's sealed very well. 468 00:20:04,315 --> 00:20:07,318 -So, if you can squirt in there for me. -Yeah. 469 00:20:07,352 --> 00:20:09,872 After that, you can seal to your heart's content. 470 00:20:11,460 --> 00:20:13,289 [Tory] This what James Bond did to his car? 471 00:20:13,324 --> 00:20:14,325 [Bisi laughs] 472 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:15,429 I don't know. 473 00:20:18,190 --> 00:20:21,539 [Tory] All I'm doing is, anywhere I see a connection 474 00:20:21,573 --> 00:20:23,299 that might allow water in, 475 00:20:23,334 --> 00:20:24,921 I'm just hitting it with the foam. 476 00:20:31,756 --> 00:20:33,344 Oh, that looks good. 477 00:20:33,378 --> 00:20:35,691 -[Tory] Yeah, I think we're-- -Everything is covered! 478 00:20:35,725 --> 00:20:37,348 And I agree with you in not covering up 479 00:20:37,382 --> 00:20:39,488 the heat exchanging mechanisms up front, 480 00:20:39,522 --> 00:20:41,938 because we still need to be able to cool the vehicle down. 481 00:20:41,973 --> 00:20:44,976 Even when charging, the DC-DC convertor needs cooling. 482 00:20:45,010 --> 00:20:47,668 So we need to be able to have fluid flow and heat exchange to occur. 483 00:20:47,703 --> 00:20:49,256 So this is actually perfect. 484 00:20:49,291 --> 00:20:52,259 [Tory] Why don't we bring it down, take a look at the top of the motor, 485 00:20:52,294 --> 00:20:53,916 see if we need to cover anything else. 486 00:20:57,885 --> 00:21:00,232 All right, Bisi, it looks pretty sealed over here. 487 00:21:00,267 --> 00:21:03,339 Yeah, nothing was damaged in our attempt to seal everything up. 488 00:21:03,374 --> 00:21:05,065 She's good to go. 489 00:21:05,099 --> 00:21:07,481 I think the next step is getting it out to the pool and driving it into the water. 490 00:21:07,516 --> 00:21:09,034 And I'm really optimistic on this one. 491 00:21:09,380 --> 00:21:10,208 Me too. 492 00:21:19,251 --> 00:21:20,667 [narrator] In the first experiment, 493 00:21:20,701 --> 00:21:23,117 the humble electric vehicle hit the water 494 00:21:23,152 --> 00:21:27,018 and survived for just 25 seconds before going kaput, 495 00:21:27,052 --> 00:21:29,848 thereby confirming the age-old adage, 496 00:21:29,883 --> 00:21:33,196 "Water and electricity do not mix." 497 00:21:33,231 --> 00:21:35,337 -[Bisi] Oh... -[Faye] Oh... 498 00:21:35,371 --> 00:21:36,579 It's dead. 499 00:21:36,614 --> 00:21:39,479 [narrator] But where there's a myth, there's a way. 500 00:21:39,513 --> 00:21:42,413 So with some astute precipitation protection, 501 00:21:42,447 --> 00:21:44,415 a set of dune buggy tires, 502 00:21:44,449 --> 00:21:47,314 and an unswerving rooftop pilot... 503 00:21:47,349 --> 00:21:48,971 [Tory laughing] 504 00:21:49,005 --> 00:21:51,525 [Bisi] Oh, dang, look at that. 505 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:53,631 [narrator] ...can this mighty-modded EV 506 00:21:53,665 --> 00:21:55,529 possibly punch above its weight 507 00:21:55,564 --> 00:21:57,600 and endure a flash flood? 508 00:21:57,635 --> 00:21:59,015 What do you guys think? 509 00:21:59,050 --> 00:22:00,776 [Faye] This is brilliant. 510 00:22:00,810 --> 00:22:03,088 I hadn't even thought about doing anything with the tires. 511 00:22:03,123 --> 00:22:05,263 I figured if it does float, 512 00:22:05,297 --> 00:22:07,438 at least some way, I can get across the water. 513 00:22:07,472 --> 00:22:11,234 Yeah. I mean, we're giving this thing the best chance we possibly can. 514 00:22:11,269 --> 00:22:13,098 I'm really hoping I'm not going to be disappointed again. 515 00:22:13,133 --> 00:22:15,169 -[Bisi] You ready? -I'm ready. You guys ready? 516 00:22:15,204 --> 00:22:16,826 -I'm going to... -Yeah! Oh! Where should we-- 517 00:22:16,861 --> 00:22:18,483 -...stand water fest. -[Faye] ...to avoid a shower. 518 00:22:20,623 --> 00:22:24,627 This is it, the moment we've all been waiting for, EV Rider II. 519 00:22:24,662 --> 00:22:27,285 Yeah, 'cause the first one died, so... 520 00:22:28,286 --> 00:22:30,875 We sealed it, we put the giant tires on it. 521 00:22:30,909 --> 00:22:32,117 I'm going to be driving from the top. 522 00:22:33,567 --> 00:22:35,362 I'm going to get in position, 523 00:22:35,397 --> 00:22:36,915 I'm going to hammer down, 524 00:22:36,950 --> 00:22:38,365 see if I can get it across the water. 525 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,298 Oh, I love this part of the show. 526 00:22:43,301 --> 00:22:44,923 All right, one last thing. 527 00:22:46,891 --> 00:22:47,754 [Bisi exclaims] 528 00:22:47,788 --> 00:22:49,272 You know, Texas. 529 00:22:49,307 --> 00:22:51,620 -I mean, the myth took place in Texas. -[Faye] Heck, yeah! 530 00:22:51,654 --> 00:22:52,966 Yee-haw. 531 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:54,623 -Y'all ready for this? -Yup. 532 00:22:54,657 --> 00:22:56,866 -[Faye] I'm like getting nervous. -I know. 533 00:22:59,351 --> 00:23:01,802 Can an electric car get across water? 534 00:23:01,837 --> 00:23:04,805 Well, we've done everything in our power to make it happen. 535 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:06,945 Whether or not it's going to work, we're about to find out. 536 00:23:10,328 --> 00:23:11,536 Three... 537 00:23:11,571 --> 00:23:13,642 [both] ...two, one. 538 00:23:13,676 --> 00:23:14,850 -[Faye] Go! -[Bisi] Engage! 539 00:23:16,507 --> 00:23:18,681 [Faye whooping] 540 00:23:18,716 --> 00:23:21,477 [Bisi] You can do it. He's doing it, doing it! 541 00:23:21,512 --> 00:23:23,583 -He's moving! He's got it! -[Faye] Go, go, go! 542 00:23:23,617 --> 00:23:26,655 [Tory] Come on, baby, come on. 543 00:23:26,689 --> 00:23:28,967 -Come on. -[Bisi screaming] Keep going! 544 00:23:29,002 --> 00:23:30,866 Come on, come on. 545 00:23:30,900 --> 00:23:33,662 -Come on. -[Tory] Come on. 546 00:23:33,696 --> 00:23:35,940 [Bisi] Oh, my God, oh, my God! 547 00:23:35,974 --> 00:23:38,218 -Is it moving? Is it moving? -[Tory] Come on, baby! 548 00:23:38,252 --> 00:23:40,323 -[Bisi] It's going, it's going. -[Faye] Go, go, go! 549 00:23:40,358 --> 00:23:42,878 -It's going, it's going. -Yeah, yeah, yeah. 550 00:23:42,912 --> 00:23:46,502 [Faye] EV Rider I survived just 25 seconds, 551 00:23:46,537 --> 00:23:50,023 while EV II has powered halfway across the pool. 552 00:23:50,057 --> 00:23:53,716 But with the deeper water, it's losing traction and momentum. 553 00:23:56,098 --> 00:23:57,375 It's still going. 554 00:23:57,409 --> 00:23:59,066 -Oh, my God. -[Tory] Oh, wait. I think I just died... 555 00:23:59,101 --> 00:24:01,034 [all screaming] 556 00:24:01,068 --> 00:24:03,657 Oh, he's driving! Oh, my God. 557 00:24:05,210 --> 00:24:07,558 [Bisi] For every second the terminals are submerged, 558 00:24:07,592 --> 00:24:10,388 there's a higher risk of short-circuiting. 559 00:24:10,422 --> 00:24:13,218 -Come on, come on! -Oh, I just wanna-- Go! 560 00:24:13,909 --> 00:24:15,600 [Tory] Come on. 561 00:24:15,635 --> 00:24:16,877 [Bisi] It's still going. 562 00:24:16,912 --> 00:24:18,258 [Faye] I can't believe it's still going. 563 00:24:18,292 --> 00:24:19,915 That is amazing. 564 00:24:19,949 --> 00:24:21,572 And we have no beeping yet. 565 00:24:22,849 --> 00:24:23,953 This is amazing. 566 00:24:23,988 --> 00:24:26,266 -The fact that it's still going. -It's still going. 567 00:24:26,300 --> 00:24:28,855 Oh, it's cutting-- It's getting to the bottom of the tarp. 568 00:24:28,889 --> 00:24:30,512 -Oh, it is, yeah. -Oh. 569 00:24:31,271 --> 00:24:33,238 -[Tory] It's dead. -[Bisi] Aww. 570 00:24:33,687 --> 00:24:34,654 She's done. 571 00:24:34,688 --> 00:24:36,448 [both exclaiming] 572 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:39,072 That was incredible. 573 00:24:39,106 --> 00:24:41,937 -Can you believe how long it went? -That was a long time. 574 00:24:41,971 --> 00:24:43,697 Like, halfway submerged. 575 00:24:43,732 --> 00:24:44,698 Wow. 576 00:24:44,733 --> 00:24:45,665 Unbelievable. 577 00:24:48,978 --> 00:24:53,742 [Tory] We gave it every possible chance, but this was an epic fail. 578 00:24:53,776 --> 00:24:56,089 I mean, driving into that water, 579 00:24:56,123 --> 00:25:00,403 I slammed on the accelerator, and it felt like a log ride. 580 00:25:00,438 --> 00:25:03,406 I hit the water, it splashed off, my hat took off. 581 00:25:03,441 --> 00:25:06,651 Uh, but the crazy thing is the car kept going. 582 00:25:06,686 --> 00:25:09,205 And it got to the point where it was up to the windows, 583 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:11,414 and the wheels kept spinning. 584 00:25:11,449 --> 00:25:13,244 Uh, yeah, it didn't work. 585 00:25:13,278 --> 00:25:15,418 Eventually, water got into the batteries 586 00:25:15,453 --> 00:25:17,351 and the electrical system, and it killed the car. 587 00:25:19,906 --> 00:25:21,770 [narrator] Okay, so the results are in. 588 00:25:21,804 --> 00:25:25,567 EV Rider II, equipped with undercarriage waterproofing 589 00:25:25,601 --> 00:25:27,258 and dune buggy tires, 590 00:25:27,292 --> 00:25:31,573 undeniably outperformed the stock standard EV Rider I. 591 00:25:31,607 --> 00:25:37,061 But the added protection was only successful in delaying the inevitable. 592 00:25:37,095 --> 00:25:39,477 -[Bisi] A moment of silence. -A moment of silence for EV Rider II. 593 00:25:43,964 --> 00:25:45,932 I think the moral of the story here is 594 00:25:45,966 --> 00:25:47,450 if there is a flood in front of you, 595 00:25:47,485 --> 00:25:48,900 don't try driving through it. 596 00:25:48,935 --> 00:25:51,627 [Faye] Absolutely. I mean, just like all the signs in Texas say, 597 00:25:51,662 --> 00:25:53,871 "Road may flood. When in doubt, turn around." 598 00:25:53,905 --> 00:25:55,113 And that myth is busted. 599 00:25:55,148 --> 00:25:56,494 [laughs] 600 00:25:56,528 --> 00:25:58,151 I'm ready to get off this thing, you guys. 601 00:25:58,185 --> 00:25:59,946 -Go ahead and crane me off. -[indistinct conversation] 602 00:25:59,980 --> 00:26:01,672 Guys. Hey, guys? 603 00:26:02,362 --> 00:26:03,846 Bisi, Faye. 604 00:26:04,571 --> 00:26:05,572 Hello?