Tesla just ended a record quarter with 139,300 deliveries. It’s encouraging to see the electric vehicle market rapidly grow in 2020. However, like everything else in 2020, there’s always a dark side. It turns out an illicit black market for Tesla parts is beginning to heat up right now.
It makes sense for police departments all across America to make the switch to electric vehicles, and Tesla, with its affordable Model 3, is a prime candidate.
On July 2, the LA City Council approved a proposal for a 11.6 MW floating solar pilot plant on the Van Norman water reservoir within the LA Department of Water & Power system, in a unanimous vote of present council members. The proposal included instructions for LADWP to report back to the council on the feasibility of the floating solar system program, the next steps of implementation, the optimal system size, how much energy can be created, the environmental offsets, and the economic impact it would have on the city.
More electric bicycles (e-bikes) are finding their way to law enforcement — to help law enforcement. Although police officers riding bicycles might not seem like the ideal pursuit approach, e-bikes are perfect for many instances when a car is just too big and motorcycles too loud.
16 new Volksagen e-Golf sedans began patrolling the streets of Paris this past week. They are part of a one year experiment to determine the suitability of electric cars for the demands of police work.
The Los Angeles Police Department will be moving ahead with plans to test a fully equipped Tesla Model S P85D — outfitted with radios, computers, a custody cage, a locking shotgun rack, as well as other equipment — on patrol duty, according to recent reports. Tesla will be involved “actively” in … [continued]
Originally posted on the ECOreport. After a year-long test of two Model S P85D loaner cars and the all-electric BMW i3, an important announcement was made this morning. Greenlots, the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), and BMW of North America are partnering to launch the new Los Angeles EV police … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The Los Angeles Police Department’s quite stylish BMW i3 electric vehicle made an appearance at the Petersen Automotive Museum’s most recent “Breakfast Club Cruise-In.” The most recent event had an Oktoberfest theme, but the cars that made an appearance there ranged from the aforementioned BMW … [continued]
