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Can a Tesla Jump Start Another Car?

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The sleek and modern high-tech driver interface of Tesla makes everybody a fan of the vehicle. But it’s necessary to keep in mind that it’s still an electric vehicle.

As EV has positive aspects, it has some weaknesses too! If you see a car in the middle of the night on the road that needs a jumpstart, should you go for it?
Can a Tesla jump-start another car with its engine? This is a matter of debate as we see a lot of people doing it online. Take a look to know if you should or should not go for it!

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The Idea of Jumpstart A Car with Tesla​

If you are the owner of Tesla and you want to help the other vehicle facing problems, you might run to help them out by jumpstarting their vehicle. But does this work? Of course, it works and you will be able to help the other car. So, can a Tesla jump-start a car? Yes, it can. But should you do it? Definitely NO!

Can a Tesla Jump Start a Car?​

You might be thinking that it’s alright to jump-start another car with your Tesla but well, are you ready to damage your vehicle? You can always help the person and vehicle in a problem with other methods.

According to us, jump-starting another vehicle with your Tesla isn’t the option for you. The same goes for the owner of Tesla. They precisely mention that you should not use a Tesla engine for the job of jumpstarting a regular vehicle.

The reason behind this is the low-voltage batteries in electric vehicles. Before you do anything with your Tesla other than normal, you must check the manual. You will get to know why and why not!

The worst part comes when you ignore the manual and get on with jumpstarting another car with your Tesla. You might think that this is something that you do every day with the help of other vehicles like Tesla. But well, that’s not the case here.

If you still plan on doing it, there’s a chance of risking or damaging your Tesla engine. Are you still ready to do it? Oh, we know you don’t want to damage your vehicle!

The Engine of Tesla​

So, you see, you should not jumpstart another vehicle with your Tesla. But why! Why can’t you just do what you can do with another vehicle? Well, the reason behind this is the Engine of Tesla. As Tesla is an electric vehicle, you must keep in mind that in several cases, it might not work like other vehicles.

These sorts of vehicles come with a low-voltage battery. On the other hand, the other vehicles that can help in this jumpstarting business include an internal combustion engine. And here, the comparison of low-voltage batteries and internal combustion engines comes in.

Both of them don’t work the same way. The internal combustion engine has a high power level which the low-voltage battery won’t be able to provide you. In short, the electric car engine, no matter it's Tesla or other vehicles like this, will not afford you the same level of power as the vehicles that have combustion engines.

And this makes Tesla not to be enough powerful engines that work for the jumpstarting job for another car. When you try doing it, the engine of your Tesla will be harmed. And this is why; you can use a regular car that has a combustion engine for jumpstarting another vehicle.

The Savior and the Cure​

It’s not manners to leave someone in trouble with their car on the road right? But then again, you cannot damage the engine of your Tesla. So what can you do to help the poor vehicle owner in trouble?

The best thing you can do is settle for the Lithium-Ion Starter. Yes, this equipment is a gem when it comes to helping any vehicle in the jumpstarting process. This tool is designed for the job and comes with a battery.

But when you have damaged your Tesla by jumpstarting another car, what should you do? In this case, it’s necessary to find a replacement. But the replacement cost is a horror to most vehicle owners.

For the Tesla Model Y, if the car is damaged in the first 10 years of service, you will need to invest $4700 or close for maintenance and repairs. The battery of the car will cost $10000 to $12000

On the other hand, for Tesla Model 3, the replacement and maintenance including the repair will cost will $3500 or close in the first 10 years of service. However, you might damage the battery too. For the battery pack, you might need to upgrade your price and make it $13500 or more.

The Propaganda​

We told you already that it’s possible to jumpstart another car with Tesla. If you go online and search for it, you will find several videos and articles where you will see people helping another car with Tesla. And so, we do not tell you that it’s not possible.

But all we say is it’s not safe. Many people think that jumpstarting another vehicle with Tesla is a scam but well, no, it isn’t. The process might not work always because of the condition of the engine. But the process works if you have a strong Tesla engine.

But then again, no Tesla engine is enough strong to take the beating because there’s a chance of you ruining the engine completely when you try to jumpstart the other car with such an electric vehicle. People might end up doing it successfully and you can too. But that only means that your engine will suffer in the long run.

Jumpstarting Tesla​

As we have mentioned above, how dangerous it is to use Tesla to jumpstart another car, you must be worried already. But the process works vice-versa just fine! Yes, the amazing fact is, if you are a Tesla owner and you are in trouble, other car owners with combustion engine vehicles can help you out!

They can simply jumpstart your Tesla with their regular cars without any complications. You are safe and guarded no worries at all!

Wrap Up​

Jumpstarting another vehicle seems fun and helpful but the process is not for every vehicle. We always recommend you the protection of your vehicle first. And we also suggest you follow the guidelines by the Tesla owner and forbid trying to jumpstart any other car with this electric vehicle for its safety.
 
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A lot of repeating sentences. And no useful info.

Let me rewrite it for you:

Tesla’s DC High Voltage to DC Low Voltage inverter is not powerful enough for jumpstarting completely empty batteries in an ICE car.
Next to this, Tesla’s 16V is not compatible with 12V ICE’s in all cases, though usually this will be fine.
Lastly: Tesla vehicles with 16v Lithium batteries can supply very high current which will result in protections / fuses kicking in.

If an ICE vehicle is just a little too low on juice to start, and not dead, you might rescue it.

Risk to damaging the DC inverter is high though, and I would recommend against it.

Cheers.
 
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I'd kinda like to see a car jump-started with 400V
You'd need a DC 400 V to DC 12.5 V step-down voltage converter. It would be interesting if Tesla would come out with a Tesla connector to 12.5 V jumper device. You would plug it in your Tesla's usual charging port and the other side would go to the other person's 12 V battery. Through software, you could may be activate "Rescue Mode" in your Tesla and it would give power temporarily, like for up to 20 minutes, to the external 12.5 V battery in the other vehicle or until this vehicle's battery needs to be recharged. It should probably only work with a main li-ion battery level above 20% for the supply Tesla to the external needing-to-be-rescued vehicle.