[improvius]

This story was a little disconcerting. Do you all know what you would do in a similar situation?

https://jalopnik.com/a-tesla-bricking-itself-on-the-highway-is-a-reminder-th-1847734019

 

[He Keith]

Tow mode, but if totally dead I assume that won't work either.

Activating and deactivating Tow mode | Towing | Starting and driving | XC40 Recharge Pure Electric 2021 | Volvo Support

Tow mode is used when the vehicle needs to be able to roll freely, for example, to pull it up onto the bed of a tow t...

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[RoRo]

Nice to see another Jalopnik reader on here.

I had the same thought and He Keith is correct, in the touchscreen there is a "Tow Mode" but if that isn't on, I suspect we are S.O.L.

 

[Stephen Cerruti]

While the article is correct that this behavior needs to be examined, I think it's hyperbolic. The idea that this can happen to ice cars but so many other things break first is really important. If EVs are significantly less prone to catastrophic failures then incidences of this fault will also be low

 

[Vatorney3]

Nice to see another Jalopnik reader on here.

I had the same thought and He Keith is correct, in the touchscreen there is a "Tow Mode" but if that isn't on, I suspect we are S.O.L.

I would hope (being optimistic here) that the 12V battery would allow going into tow mode or neutral. Any thoughts on this?

 

[BainbridgeIsland]

At least it's possible to "jump start" the 12V battery system if it's dead. Hopefully this would allow enough touchscreen operation to put the vehicle into Tow Mode.

Jump starting using another battery | Starting and switching off vehicle | Starting and driving | XC40 Recharge Pure Electric 2021 | Volvo Support (volvocars.com)

 

[SeattleCat]

Hopefully (in the dream world) the towing chap will have access to advanced knowledge in evs and coco evs and Will know how to do it all. I know I know it is but a dream.