EV.

Eldi_Dos

If a EV ran out of charge on a main road ( motorway or dual carriageway)

What would be the emergency services response and would there be any consequences.

How would a breakdown service deal with it, would it be recovered to somewhere safe, or given a top up.

Car_54

Emergency services' response (on a motorway) would be the same as with any other breakdown. If the driver has a preferred rescue service, they can deal with it. Otherwise (or if the AA/whatever take too long) they send out an approved contractor: the only consequence is a hefty cost to the driver.

How it would be dealt with is a "piece of string" question. It would depend on the attending operator and the individual circumstances.

Hoenir

Some trucks are equipped with a power pack to provide a small boost that will get you to the nearest charging point. Otherwise you'll need to wait for a flatbed to recover the car. 

motorguy

Hoenir said:

Some trucks are equipped with a power pack to provide a small boost that will get you to the nearest charging point. Otherwise you'll need to wait for a flatbed to recover the car. 

If they know what the issue is up front - which they will - and they dont have a booster pack capable of getting the car moving, then they will send out a flatbed in the first instance, rather than you have to wait a second time, or an extended time.

On the two occasions i've had a breakdown, the recovery service i use simply sent out a recovery truck 

35har1old

Eldi_Dos said:

If a EV ran out of charge on a main road ( motorway or dual carriageway)

What would be the emergency services response and would there be any consequences.

How would a breakdown service deal with it, would it be recovered to somewhere safe, or given a top up.

If you cause a obstruction on a motorway you could get points on your licence and a minimum fine of £100

Car_54

35har1old said:

Eldi_Dos said:

If a EV ran out of charge on a main road ( motorway or dual carriageway)

What would be the emergency services response and would there be any consequences.

How would a breakdown service deal with it, would it be recovered to somewhere safe, or given a top up.

If you cause a obstruction on a motorway you could get points on your licence and a minimum fine of £100

What offence do you have in mind? AFAIK there are none with a minimum £100 fine.

Alanp

Afaik you can be fined for running out of fuel in an ice car on a motorway , I assume if you allowed your battery to run out of charge in an e it would be the same..

Mildly_Miffed

You don't just suddenly run out of charge without warning.

They have the range remaining shown on the dash, and they go to a limp mode when they get very low.

It would be negligence (to the point of deliberate) on the part of the driver to be totally stuck on a motorway, even the M26.

35har1old

Car_54 said:

35har1old said:

Eldi_Dos said:

If a EV ran out of charge on a main road ( motorway or dual carriageway)

What would be the emergency services response and would there be any consequences.

How would a breakdown service deal with it, would it be recovered to somewhere safe, or given a top up.

If you cause a obstruction on a motorway you could get points on your licence and a minimum fine of £100

What offence do you have in mind? AFAIK there are none with a minimum £100 fine.

If you cause a obstruction on a motorway it can be deemed careless driving with a on the spot fine of £100 plus points on licence
If it causes a accident then there's more severe penalties 

35har1old

Mildly_Miffed said:

You don't just suddenly run out of charge without warning.

They have the range remaining shown on the dash, and they go to a limp mode when they get very low.

It would be negligence (to the point of deliberate) on the part of the driver to be totally stuck on a motorway, even the M26.

So do petrol and diesel cars 6000 reported breakdowns
I believe a electric car once 0% charge has about 19 miles left. Don't no if that's day or night estimate 
M26 distance between junctions possible 18 miles 
Plus if you are not familiar with area you might make the wrong choice
I believe in limp mode it shuts down all electricial that isn't required to propel the vehicle probably the media center which takes out the sat nav not the greatest when suffering from EV charging anxiety 

MacPingu1986

35har1old said:

Mildly_Miffed said:

You don't just suddenly run out of charge without warning.

They have the range remaining shown on the dash, and they go to a limp mode when they get very low.

It would be negligence (to the point of deliberate) on the part of the driver to be totally stuck on a motorway, even the M26.

So do petrol and diesel cars 6000 reported breakdowns
I believe a electric car once 0% charge has about 19 miles left. Don't no if that's day or night estimate 
M26 distance between junctions possible 18 miles 
Plus if you are not familiar with area you might make the wrong choice
I believe in limp mode it shuts down all electricial that isn't required to propel the vehicle probably the media center which takes out the sat nav not the greatest when suffering from EV charging anxiety 

Fortunately that's why all cars in common production, whether ICE or EV, have fuel gauges/range indicators so you see how many miles of driving you have left and can plan accordingly.