Aussie truck driver lets no-nonsense coal miners take his Tesla electric car out for a test run

A truck driver has filmed his coal miner work mates test driving his new Tesla, and their reactions are hilarious are they thoroughly enjoy the smooth ride and fast speed.

The Tesla owner shared footage of his friends’ shocked reactions as they drive the electric car for the first time in central Queensland. 

Many of the no-nonsense coal miners usually drive diesel utes and trucks during the day, and have never driven in a fully electric car.

Mark (pictured) clearly enjoyed his first time in a Tesla – which can reach speeds of 100km in just three seconds

The car appears to be a Tesla Model 3 which sells for more than $60,000 and can go from 0-100km in just 3.3 seconds. 

The videos have been shared to the owner’s YouTube channel,  the first review video is of Mark, a coal miner with a goatee and skullet hairstyle who has never been in a Tesla before. 

The owner gets Mark to stop the car before telling him to ‘just plant it, as hard as you can’.

‘Holy f**k!’ Mark laughed as the Tesla takes off. 

The Tesla in the videos appears to be a Model 3 (pictured) which can go from 0-100km in 3.3 seconds

None of the coal miners who test drove the Tesla had ever driven an electric car before

Mark and the three passengers, who are also coal miners, laughed hysterically as the car sped off.

‘It puts you in your seat,’ Mark exclaimed. 

The owner then asks if Mark’s been converted after driving the Tesla. 

‘Yea! It’s quick aye, it’s just instant,’ Mark said. 

In the next video it is another first time Tesla driver, Russ, who also works in the coal mines in central Queensland.

‘I like the throttle response, I really do,’ Russ says in the video.

‘F**ck yea, Wooo!’ Russ says as the car speeds off. 

Even with three passengers in the back the Tesla sped off the mark at incredible speed

‘Wow, I’ve ridden bikes all my life man and I’ve ridden some really fast bikes but that.’

Russ marvelled at the control of the futuristic car even at high speeds. 

‘You’ve got total control on the road, it’s like it’s on rails,’ Russ said.

In the fourth video the owner takes Dan for a drive and it’s also his first time in a Tesla. 

‘It’s nothing on the Tritto (Mitsubishi Triton ute),’ Dan says as he drives the Tesla.

As Dan begins to reach speed he can’t help but laugh at the car’s performance and minimal noise. 

All of the coal miners who tested the car were ‘converted’ after their test drive in the Tesla

‘You know the best part is when you go hooning, no one is going to call the cops because of all the noise,’ he says.

The coalminers synonymously agreed that the car was exceptionally fast of the mark as they all laughed hysterically when they reached high speeds so quickly. 

The public took to the comments to share their delight at the coalminers animated reactions.

‘These are pure gold. All getting converted,’ one wrote.

‘Bloody love this!’ another commented. 

‘How good is this series?! Absolute cracker, I’d love to think Elon Musk gets to see these classic Australian reactions from deep within the Central Queensland coal mining region,’ a third added.

Each driver had a turn to put their foot to the floor as they tested the Tesla’s speed out