HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? TESLA Drives Up an ICY HILL

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Some of my recent TESLA videos:

[blomegoog]

we tried this with Model S when dual motors first released. total control in harsh conditions. Tesla AWD is not just performance, but safety, and efficiency. 3 in 1. No other ICE AWD is like that.

[alexandrelapointe]

For a canadian, this has been achievable for years with any kind of cars, you just actually need good tires. ;) having actualy winter tires would go a long way though.
the real good point where Tesla actually differentiate itself is in the way it "brakes" with regenerative breaking using the 4WD to balance the slippyness. So going down is where the real video would become interesting (but it's probably a good idea not to get crazy without actual winter tires.

[Wasabi]

Wow. That’s impressive! But with conditions like that, I would be afraid of driving on the road and not able to stop or turn. Drive safe

[kevinskeete]

Model S 85 Rwd & Model Y Dual owner here… never have gotten stuck here in NY. Nothing but confidence when driving these cars safely with the proper tire set up.
Keep doing what your doing TLG. Next big YouTuber!!!! I’m sure if it!

[claw]

I think this works because of: good tires + lots of weight + instantaneous traction control you get with an EV. I normal car can't adjust the torque to each wheel hundreds of times per second. The computer is precisely calculating how much to turn each wheel at all times, and they respond instantly.

[TechSavvyOppa]

This happened to me a few days ago. I was pulling our Tesla up our inclined driveway (fairly steep as kids love sledding on it)... I didn't think anything of it, as it was raining. Turns out it was actually freezing rain, becuase I stepped out of the car in the garage, and went to open the trunk. I stepped onto the driveway, and slid all the way down the driveway... The whole time I was thinking, how the hell did I make it up the driveway.. Like another poster said, I'm pretty sure because the ice wasn't flat, it was very rough. But I needed to put my X-grippers on my shoes to make it up my driveway on foot.

[billgearhart]

Amazing! I can't wait for mine to be built! Keep up the good videos

[JohnVanDeVoort]

Nice video! It's amazing how well the car grips on ice. I just made a video showing acceleration and stopping distances on an ice road on our lake. I didn't think the Model Y would do as well as it did, but it is very reassuring knowing that it works well in cold climates. Thanks for taking the time to grab your camera and share this!

[LearntodriveTesla]

Lol my jaw dropped when the car started to slide!!! Glad it stopped and didn't hit the curb or your other car shown there. Luckily we didn't get the snow that was expected yesterday, i'm in NYC. Keep up the good work bro

[trails]

Amazing! The electric awd is so much more precise than a mechanical awd.

[chrisc]

Its because Tesla's electric motors have far superior traction control compared to ICE AWD. Electric motors can be so many times more delicate and fast responding to slippery conditions because of electric motor reponse being so much faster than ICE engine response.

[donaldseltzer]

Your neighbors must be endlessly entertained with your winter antics! Another fun video!

[Proximian]

This is actually impressive. Thank you for sharing.

[billjaxin]

That was fun to watch. Can't beat the electronic control of each wheel independently. I'm in the south-west corner of Canada (Pacific Northwest climate) with little snow but lots of black ice, wet ice and hills. In a half century of driving my Jeep is the first vehicle I've owned with any kind of electronic traction control. My other vehicle is an older small pickup with nada.
Old cars might be cool and all but technology now is amazing. Electric is the future.

[devincook]

Ive plowed snow in Pennsylvania every winter for the past 15 years so I’m very very familiar with driving on snow and ice. That’s extremely impressive that any vehicle could make it up that without studded tires or chains.

[SoulExter]

since the Tesla was in the garage, the 4 season tires were not at outside temperature and it most likely help too, the rubber would have been harder if stayed outside over night and would have give you way less grip

I`m living in a place where even winter tire become hard, was -35 celcius last night and it`s normal for us, it`s part of the reason winter tires are mandatory in some canadian provinces

Don`t get me wrong, the car is impressive and I'm going Tesla eventually, but people need to understand that in winter, the tires are the most important aspect of your traction and it is why there's so many incident in united state when you just have a little amount of winter condition. Peoples are not prepared and run on 4 seasons while keeping the same pace as in summer condition...

[Xanthopteryx]

Did the same with our Volvo two days ago. But with one difference: The ice was very wet and smooth. It was totally impossible to walk there at all. But the car just, no problem at all.

[ricknash]

Depends 70% on the tires and 30% on the traction control. I was too lazy this year to switch to the winter tires and instead use All Weather. They wear a bit faster than All Season but are excellent for snow and decent with ice. That hill only requires maintaining traction going up or down.

[privateerburrows]

Wow! That's amazing! Good info for Canadians.
Yes, winter tires are a huge factor; but traction control, or lack of it, is a huge factor too.
I remember in Toronto I was driving on a multi-lane highway exchange that had a slight tilt to it, called banking; but it was totally iced, and the banking was a death sentence to traffic. All but one of the 4 or 5 lanes were blocked by cars that could not proceed forward. I was first in the only open lane, but a big sports car ahead and on the lane to my right was drifting into my lane. The driver was trying one miniscule attempt at a time to engage forward gear, and with each attempt the back of the car simply moved a few more inches to the left. After the fourth attempt, failed and its motion stopped, I hit the gas and flew forward past the poor fella. I was driving a Chrysler K-car, with front drive, which I bought precisely for that reason.
Of course, even better than having traction where the weight of the engine is, is having distributed weight and all-wheel traction.
And even better than that is when traction control is intelligent.

[hp]

Great video! Off topic: Do you know if you can still put the Konig tire chains on the 295's? I love the look of your wheels, but concerned you can't fit any chains on the rear. Thanks!