If you add a current to an electrical motor it will provide physical force. If you apply a physical Force onto an electrical motor it will become a generator. So what happens if you need to tow a Tesla? Could it potentially damage the batteries due to over charging?
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You can actually do it. I own a Tesla and have done it. I hooked up a tow rope and had someone pull me with a pickup truck down the interstate for about 200 miles. It recharged the whole way. From the perspective of the car it just thought it was going downhill. No difference than going down a long mountain. It will regen the whole way.
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