It is the nightmare scenario of every e-car and Tesla driver: you have miscalculated the distance and the battery level is approaching zero alarmingly quickly.
What can you do in such a situation - and how far can you get with the Tesla reserve?
Battery empty: How far can you get with the Tesla reserve?
The good news: every Tesla also has a little reserve below 0 percent. However, depending on the weather and configuration, this is only between 10 and a maximum of 30 kilometers, sometimes even less. You should therefore only continue driving if there is a charging station or - for owners of a mobile charging station such as the Juice Booster - a socket nearby.
Tesla reserve: better not to exhaust it
Otherwise, it is better not to test how far you can actually go, but to stop at the next suitable point and have friends or the tow truck tow you to the next charging point. Tow trucks often also have suitable sockets on board.
If you run out of reserve and stop, this can damage the battery or the 12 V battery. If the latter is completely empty, you will not even be able to charge your battery as the charging electronics will fail. Here, as with the combustion engine, you must receive jump-start assistance from another vehicle.
So: It's better not to try it at all. In case of doubt, it is cheaper and easier on the nerves to be towed than to have a broken battery.
You can also protect your battery by always charging it correctly. This also includes the optimum charge level - 100 or 90 percent?
