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Tesla owner uses emergency solar to trickle charge after running out of battery in desert

  • Fred Lambert--Electrek
  • published date: 2026-04-19 02:24:22 UTC

A YouTuber driving a Tesla Model X the entire length of the Americas ran out of battery in Chile’s Atacama Desert — the driest place on Earth — and had to deploy emergency solar panels on the side of the highway to survive. The whole ordeal, captured on vi…

Screenshot A YouTuber driving a Tesla Model X the entire length of the Americas ran out of battery in Chile’s Atacama Desert the driest place on Earth and had to deploy emergency solar panels on the… [+5662 chars]