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Your EV questions answered: If my EV breaks down, can it be repaired on the side of the road or does it have to go to a garage?It depends on what’s gone wrong. Generally speaking for electric cars, any problem requiring roadside assistance is going to fall into one of three categories: a flat tyre, a flat battery or a big electronic fault.
Your EV questions answered: If my EV breaks down, can it be repaired on the side of the road or does it have to go to a garage? However, there are some get-out clauses to this. If your car is front or rear-wheel drive, then the likes of the AA have special fold-out towing trailers that lift the driven wheels off the road, allowing the vehicle to be towed safely. However, your car has four-wheel drive and two electric motors, then it really shouldn’t be towed at all, and will need to be recovered on a flat-bed.
Some EVs – Hyundais and Kias especially – also now have V2L charging, which means they can charge another electric device – such as your car – from their batteries. You do need a special cable for this, however, and obviously you also need a friend with a suitable EV who will come to your rescue.In short, yes.
If that 12-volt battery does run itself flat, then you can “jump start” it from another car, using a set of jumping cables, just as you might the dead battery in a conventional petrol or diesel car. However, you need to be very careful with this – check the fine print of your vehicle warranty, as in some cases any unofficial tampering with the car’s electric system – and a jump-start qualifies as just such – could potentially invalidate part or all of the warranty.
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