Because if you don’t have a full charge, you could find yourself in some big trouble.
That’s what happened to a couple of Georgia bad guys who got away with over $8K in merchandise - until their Tesla crapped out and they had to stop and charge it 15 minutes after the robbery.
Whoops.
Business Insider reported that Two suspects accused of stealing over $8,000 of merchandise in Buford, Georgia were caught 15 minutes down the road after stopping to charge their Tesla getaway vehicle.
Gwinnett County Police told Insider that the suspects were arrested around 10 miles away while attempting to charge the car near the Gas South Arena venue on February 19.
The police shared details of the theft on social media on Sunday alongside images of the car packed full of boxes of gaming systems and electric toothbrushes. In a statement to Insider, a police spokesperson said the thieves were fleeing a Sam's Club store.
Witnesses told police responding to the 911 call that the pair had fled in the electric vehicle – their description was then broadcast to surrounding officers.
It is unclear whether the shoplifters owned the car themselves or if it was previously stolen.
On a full battery, current Tesla models can travel over 300 miles according to the company's website.
This isn't the first time that criminals have been thwarted by a Tesla battery. In 2019, a woman in Arizona tried to steal a Model S but it ran out of charge as she drove away.
Sounds like these two criminal masterminds were not that familiar with electric cars. They probably stole it and didn’t have a clue.
Karma had some fun with this one.
