Police Pursuit Cut Short After Their Tesla Battery Drains

Fremont Police department just learned their lesson.

CBS San Francisco reported that after the battery of his Tesla Model S police car ran down, a Fremont police officer had to abandon a high-speed chase.

According to a spokesperson from the police department when the shift started, the car wasn’t fully charged. The spokesperson also stated that this incident happens now and then even with vehicles running on gas if nobody refuels them when a shift ends.

When the situation could pose as a dangerous one, the chase needed to be abandoned. Reports suggest that, during the chase, the speeds had reached around 120 mph. The police later found the suspect vehicle abandoned in San Jose.

In an interview with East Bay Times, officer Jesse Hartman retold his incident, saying as his Tesla's battery died, he needed to search for a charging station for the car so he could go back to the city.

The vehicle is in its testing phase to see if the Tesla cars are suitable for use by the police. The car was bought for a price of $61,000 back in 2018.

Luckily, battery issues don’t always pose as a problem as Captain Sean Washington said to the East Bay Times. The battery usually lasts through an 11-hour shift and with some battery power left.