Tesla, Inc. is an American automotive and energy company based in Palo Alto, California. The company specializes in electric car manufacturing.
Tesla is accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy with electric cars, solar panels and integrated renewable energy, but can we really rely on such cars.
Yes! I think we can, but what happened recently would make you think about the issue.
A police officer’s Tesla ran out of battery power in the middle of a high-speed chase in California some weeks ago.
The cop from the Fremont Police Department was pursuing a suspect in a department-issued Tesla Model S car when he suddenly noticed he was running low.
As the officer and the suspect hit speeds of 120 miles per hour, the cop radioed that he would have to drop the pursuit.
“I am down to six miles of battery on the Tesla so I may lose it here in a sec,” the cop said on the radio, according to the Mercury News report.
The pursuit happened on Interstate 680 near Milpitas, the newspaper said.
"If someone else is able, can they maneuver into the number one spot?" Hartman asked his fellow officers as they chased a "felony vehicle" at speeds up to 110 mph, according to the East Bay Times.
His 2014 Model S was quickly running out of battery.
"The Tesla wasn't fully charged at the beginning of the shift," a department representative told CBS San Francisco. "This unfortunately happens from time to time even in our vehicles that run on gas, if they aren't re-fueled at the end of a shift."
The vehicle that the cop was chasing was found a short time later after it crashed into bushes, according to a report.
The driver fled the scene and authorities were searching for him that day.
A spokesperson for the police department told CNN this: "We have no written policy regarding gas or charging, but the general guideline is that it should at least be half full at the beginning of the shift, which this car was.”
So, the question is 'what went wrong?'
The Fremont Police Department got the electric cruiser in March as part of a pilot program. The department said the car "appears to meet patrol performance requirements" and came with financial and environmental benefits but was also warned of the one-hour charging time between shifts.
"At no time did the battery of the Tesla become a factor in our ability to pursue the suspect or perform our duties." The agency said in a follow-up statement.
"We are easily able to make it through an 11-hour shift with battery power to spare," the Fremont police captain said.
There's really no problem with the Tesla, it was just because it wasn't charged. The police just have to figure out how to use the car efficiently.
The Fremont police even added that the Tesla usually had 40% to 50% battery remaining at the end of a shift.
Tesla cars are very good, and I believe they would really improve.
What if you ran out of battery while on a journey, what would you done?
Tesla is accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy with electric cars, solar panels and integrated renewable energy, but can we really rely on such cars.
Yes! I think we can, but what happened recently would make you think about the issue.
A police officer’s Tesla ran out of battery power in the middle of a high-speed chase in California some weeks ago.
The cop from the Fremont Police Department was pursuing a suspect in a department-issued Tesla Model S car when he suddenly noticed he was running low.
As the officer and the suspect hit speeds of 120 miles per hour, the cop radioed that he would have to drop the pursuit.
“I am down to six miles of battery on the Tesla so I may lose it here in a sec,” the cop said on the radio, according to the Mercury News report.
The pursuit happened on Interstate 680 near Milpitas, the newspaper said.
"If someone else is able, can they maneuver into the number one spot?" Hartman asked his fellow officers as they chased a "felony vehicle" at speeds up to 110 mph, according to the East Bay Times.
His 2014 Model S was quickly running out of battery.
"The Tesla wasn't fully charged at the beginning of the shift," a department representative told CBS San Francisco. "This unfortunately happens from time to time even in our vehicles that run on gas, if they aren't re-fueled at the end of a shift."
The vehicle that the cop was chasing was found a short time later after it crashed into bushes, according to a report.
The driver fled the scene and authorities were searching for him that day.
A spokesperson for the police department told CNN this: "We have no written policy regarding gas or charging, but the general guideline is that it should at least be half full at the beginning of the shift, which this car was.”
So, the question is 'what went wrong?'
The Fremont Police Department got the electric cruiser in March as part of a pilot program. The department said the car "appears to meet patrol performance requirements" and came with financial and environmental benefits but was also warned of the one-hour charging time between shifts.
"At no time did the battery of the Tesla become a factor in our ability to pursue the suspect or perform our duties." The agency said in a follow-up statement.
"We are easily able to make it through an 11-hour shift with battery power to spare," the Fremont police captain said.
There's really no problem with the Tesla, it was just because it wasn't charged. The police just have to figure out how to use the car efficiently.
The Fremont police even added that the Tesla usually had 40% to 50% battery remaining at the end of a shift.
Tesla cars are very good, and I believe they would really improve.
What if you ran out of battery while on a journey, what would you done?
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