American Tesla owners came up with a strange trick: using Tesla to "mine" successfully earn 5,000 yuan per month

Foreign media CNBC reported on January 8 that a Us Tesla owner revealed that he used his car to dig up coins every month to make money, and the average monthly income could reach 800 US dollars (about 5100 yuan). Choosing Tesla not only contributes to the environmental protection of the earth, saves gasoline money, but also directly brings benefits?

Siraj Raval successfully used Tesla cars to "mine" by transforming the Tesla Model 3 he bought in 2018. He runs free bitcoin mining software on his Apple Mac mini M1 and powers the computer by plugging the inverter into a 12-volt power outlet located on the car's center console. He also connected interconnected graphics processing units or GPUs to his Tesla's "trunk", running those machines with the car's internal batteries.

While that has the potential to void his car warranty, Raval says it's worth it. In 2021, when the value of Ether peaks, he will be netting $800 a month.

Raval isn't the only one doing this. More people abroad are digging up coins through Tesla because Tesla's electric cars are "essentially a computer with wheels" and don't have to pay electricity under the free charging program. It is definitely a "non-profitable" transaction.

But others argue that it's not cost-effective. Forcibly modifying a Tesla car worth $40,000 to $100,000 only to mine these extremely unstable bitcoins is undoubtedly a waste.

Do you think this will be a new way to make a fortune?

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