A vehicle modified by removing its original gas or diesel engine and installing a Tesla electric powertrain. These builds often feature custom subframes to hold the heavy battery packs and require aftermarket control boards to bypass the factory security lockouts. The result is a classic chassis with silent operation and intense acceleration.
That old Mustang is Tesla-swapped, which explains why it just dusted a supercar without making a sound.
Related terms
Tesla-swap
Converting a traditional combustion vehicle to electric power using a salvaged Tesla powertrain.
EV
An electric vehicle uses one or more electric motors for propulsion instead of an internal combustion engine.
LS-swap
The act of installing a General Motors LS-series V8 engine into a vehicle that did not originally come with one.
K-swap
The installation of a Honda K-series engine into a different vehicle chassis.