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If you run out of gas you’re also stuck. Only upside is that the recovery service can bring you a few gallons of fuel instead of a tow.


I somewhat suspect that's a temporary state of affairs. Nothing prevents a couple tons of batteries being put on a truck with a CCS charger to achieve the same thing.

It won't be efficient but neither is driving a few liters of fuel to someone from a gas station.


Such things already exist in Europe. The RAC for instance:

https://www.thecarexpert.co.uk/call-breakdown-provider-ev-ru...




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