Tesla and EV for San Elizario, TX drivers

The line puts you through to an independent, licensed operator who works Mission Valley and the Lower Valley. If nobody picks up, leave a voicemail with your location and a callback number. Timing depends on which operator takes the job, so ask them how long it will be before you agree to anything.

Set by the operator you hire, quoted before work starts. Quick Tow EP sets no prices, and you pay the operator directly. A tow you didn't ask for is different. This place is outside El Paso city limits, so the city caps in Chapter 12.54 do not apply. Outside city limits the TDLR statewide maximums set the ceiling for a nonconsent tow, unless this city or the county sets a lower one. Up to 10,000 lb, outside city limits: $272 max (tDLR statewide maximum). 10,001 to 25,000 lb, outside city limits: $380 max (tDLR statewide maximum). Fully hooked, not yet gone: $135 max (outside city limits; free if not fully hooked).

San Elizario sits on the Rio Grande floodplain, and monsoon storms from July to September can flood low-lying roads fast. Down here the monsoon floods low blocks near the river, and Socorro Road is narrow with few shoulders, so a dead EV sits close to traffic. Tell the operator if your Tesla is in water or mud, and ask for a flatbed so all four wheels are off the ground.

Yes. A flatbed with all four wheels off the ground is the safe way to move a Tesla. Tesla's owner manual warns that wheel-lift towing or a flatbed with the front or rear wheels down can damage the drive unit motors, even over short distances. Tell the operator it is a Tesla and ask them to confirm a flatbed and that all four wheels will be off the ground before they start.

Give the make, model and year, and say clearly that it is an electric vehicle. Tell them whether it will shift out of Park and whether the 12V system is dead. For a Tesla, say whether Transport Mode engaged, because if the 12V battery is dead that mode is unavailable and the manual wheel-freeing procedure applies. Also say where you are, which road and which cross street, so the operator can find you.