Mum Sees Tesla Car for 1st Time, Amazed Owner Is Using Light to Charge Vehicle Instead of Fuel
- An elderly Nigerian woman was surprised when she saw a car that has no need for fuel but electricity
- Asking a family member who owns the car, she wanted to know how the car truly runs without gas
- The owner explained that it is an electric car and it also does not need engine oil or water to function
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A Nigerian mother was really surprised when she saw that a car was running on electricity instead of petrol.
Walking into where the car was parked in a LinkedIn video, the woman called the man's name, Tunji, and said is it true that his car does not run on fuel.
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The car of the future
The man replied in the affirmative and said that the Tesla smart car is the vehicle of the future. Tunji explained to the woman all he needs to make it run is to plug it into a socket.
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He revealed that apart from the car not using petrol, there is also no need for water and engine oil like gasoline-powered cars.
The woman was surprised. She, therefore, prayed for the man, that the car will never run into any form of accident.
Watch the video here.
Briefly News compiled the reactions to the clip below:
HAICH CONCEPT said:
"Real future is here with us."
Joshua Olaiya said:
"Wow.... Inspiring!!! African parent never knew the future is bright..."
Temitope Obagbemisoye said:
"It was hilarious when they said the boot and bonnet was empty. I was like. Oh, what do you expect from technology at its best?"
African man secures job at Tesla after building drone, celebrates in cute photos
Meanwhile, Briefly News earlier reported that a young man who built a drone by himself has celebrated getting a job with US company Tesla.
Making the announcement in a LinkedIn post, Tobenna Uzuegbunam stated that he is still in shock at the thought that he now works in the top electric car-making company.
The full-time product engineer at Tesla stated that he knew there was a need to invest in himself before any company would want to do so.
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