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What happens if you actually do fully drain an EV on the road? How do you recover from that situation? Normally you’d just have to get a container of fuel deliv
by Gigachad 3y ago
What happens if you actually do fully drain an EV on the road? How do you recover from that situation? Normally you’d just have to get a container of fuel delivered to you.
- Reason077 3y agoMost likely you get towed to the nearest charger on a flat-bed truck. But portable chargers (with batteries or diesel generators) on the back of trucks or vans also exist. Some EVs also support power output (V2x) from their charge ports, allowing you to charge up one vehicle from another.
- numpad0 3y agoWhat exactly is the reason the car shouldn't be towed for regen? It seems a dead EV can just be towed to the midpoint between origin and the nearest charging station, then can be driven to the station using regen'd charge.
- Reason077 3y agoIf the EV is truly dead then you may not even be able to put it in Drive mode until it’s plugged in, so regen wouldn’t be possible. But sure, assuming you have enough power to put it in drive, there’s no reason that you can’t do this. There’s YouTube videos where people have tried it successfully. My understanding is that manufacturers don’t support or recommend this method, though.