A Riverside man arrested on suspicion of illegally taking a Tesla had the odds against him, with the car tattling about its location as it was driven around town and the battery running down following a police chase, police said Tuesday.

Filiberto Felix, 30, was arrested on suspicion of taking a car without the owner’s consent, felony evasion and probation violations, jail records show. He was in custody in lieu of posting bond on $100,000 bail.

The Tesla was reported missing at 7:45 p.m. Sunday from a parking garage in the 1400 block of Everton Place. The person behind the wheel may not have known that the owner could track the car’s location by smartphone, which he did, Riverside police said in a news release.

The owner “did a great job updating our dispatch center with the real-time location” of the car, and an officer spotted it as it was leaving the 91 Freeway at Adams Street, the release said.

Felix did not stop when police tried to pull him over, and there was a chase through city streets, with the Tesla going up La Sierra Avenue to Cajalco Road, then on to the 15 Freeway.

Because of the high speeds and dangerous maneuvers, police cars pulled back and the department’s Air1 helicopter monitored the car, which returned to Riverside, then got back on the 91 Freeway westbound, toward Orange County.

“We don’t know if all the high speed and reckless driving caused the Tesla’s battery to go low, or if it didn’t have a full charge when stolen, but the owner said the battery was dying which caused the driver to stop on the freeway,” the release said.

The California Highway Patrol made what Riverside police called a high-risk stop, took Felix into custody, and handed him over to police.