At the moment Teslas cannot just drive away from a charger in a hurry since the driver needs to manually disconnect from the company's Supercharger. Jens Wolf/dpaTesla has introduced a potentially life-saving feature that allows drivers to pull away urgently from one of its public chargers if a dangerous incident takes place nearby - albeit at a potentially high fee to cover damage they cause.At the moment Teslas cannot just drive away from a charger in a hurry, since the driver needs to manually disconnect from the company's Supercharger.In August, Tesla users were among those killed and injured during a shooting in Twin Falls, Idaho. Three of the 10 victims were sitting inside Tesla vehicles while charging at Supercharger stations in a parking lot.The new "Emergency Drive Away" function means anyone who needs to flee a dangerous situation will in future be able to override the electronic immobiliser via a command on the display and drive off straight away, even with the charging cable still connected.Tesla warns that using the emergency pull-away will damage both the vehicle and the charging station and said in a reply to a question on X that the charges could reach up to $25,000, depending on the Supercharger.A video posted by Tesla Charging on the social media platform X shows a silver Model Y violently dragging the charging hose along as it pulls away, until the plug and cable snap off and fall to the ground.The new feature is available via an over-the-air update and removes the need for an expensive after-market adapter. It offers an official way to override the charging lock.For the time being, emergency drive-away is only available at Superchargers in the US due to the higher levels gun violence there.Tesla has so far left open whether it will extend the feature to European locations or third-party charging points. Older Model S and Model X vehicles made before 2021 are not supported at all for technical reasons.
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