Can the Mach E be flat tow charged like a Tesla can?

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No tow hook...
 

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Nope. You could try towing your MME with the transmission in reverse and see what happens. I read that is how they tow charged early Rivian prototypes. But probably it would cause serious damage. Give it a shot and let us know if it works!
I have reconsidered my smart-ass response and I think if you can find a way to pull the car, you should be able to tow charge. In theory, putting the car in drive and letting someone pull it should be similar to letting the motors slow down the car when you take your foot off the go-pedal. You would just want to be sure you are rolling and the brake is off before the towing starts.

That said, Ford has specific requirements for towing and doing this would directly conflict with Ford recommendations. Which means if you screw up the motors, Ford will not pay to have them fixed. I probably would not risk it and would rather just pay a tow truck to take me to a charger.
 

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I don't know either but theoretically the vehicle would not know the difference between being towed forward and rolling downhill in gear. I recovered 8% rolling down the Pikes Peak road w/o one pedal mode engaged, so I'm thinking the motors would input electricity to the battery if towed forward.
Again, this is theoretical. Could be practical constraints which make towing impractical or possibly damaging. To be safe if me, I would pay to be towed to a charger.
 

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The contactors would have to be closed.
 

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I believe someone was thinking about testing it but I am not sure if they ever followed through with it. I believe it was the solar guy from the southwest that was considering it.
 

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never had to try..... although I was close on my last trip to northern nm. It's a long way between chargers up there, and I had an off-grid install job way in the forest by Chama. fortunately, I got a L1 charge all day on the job site while working.
 

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