California police officer must call off chase after Tesla patrol car's battery runs low

A Tesla electric patrol car with the Fremont, Calif., police was forced to back off from a pursuit after the vehicle's battery ran low in the middle of the chase. “Just slowed down to six miles of battery on the Tesla, so I may lose it here in a sec,” the officer in the pursuit said, according to police radio transmissions obtained by KPIX 5.“ “If someone else is able, can they maneuver into the No. 1 spot?”-- More...