A team of engineers turned a Toyota Land Cruiser into an EV and drove it underwater for 4 miles

Sat, 08/19/2023 - 05:01

The car as it is about to set off on its journey across the Darwin Harbour — The 1978 Toyota was turned into an EV for the stunt in Darwin, Australia.
Bridgit Phillips

A group of Australian engineers drove a Toyota Land Cruiser underwater for 4 miles last month.
It took them a year of planning and testing the vehicle before they made their attempt.
They drove it across the Darwin Harbor in murky water and had to watch out for crocodiles.

A team of engineers and divers in Australia converted a Toyota Land Cruiser into an EV and drove it underwater for more than four miles.

The 1978 model was driven for 4.3 miles across Darwin Harbor at a depth of about 100 feet last month. The journey in the capital of the Northern Territory ended up taking more than 12 hours.

One of the engineers, Glen Summers, told Insider they replaced the drive train with an electric motor.