Tesla-swap
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
Tesla-swap (plural Tesla-swaps)
- (automotive) A car which has been electrified by removing its internal combustion engine and fuel system, and replacing it with a battery pack and an electric drive motor salvaged from a Tesla Motors all-electric battery-powered car.
- (by extension) A car which has been converted to a battery-electric vehicle by removing its internal combustion engine and fuel system, and replacing it with a battery pack and an electric drive motor.
Verb[edit]
Tesla-swap (third-person singular simple present Tesla-swaps, present participle Tesla-swapping, simple past and past participle Tesla-swapped)
- (automotive) To convert an internal combustion engine car into an all-electric battery-powered vehicle, by replacing its engine and fuel system with a battery pack and an electric drive motor salvaged from a Tesla Motors all-electric battery-powered car.
- (by extension) To convert an internal combustion engine car into a battery-electric vehicle, by replacing its engine and fuel system with a battery pack and an electric drive motor.