In 2019, the city of Westport, Connecticut, added a new Tesla Model 3 patrol car to its fleet. Critics were a bit upset over the fact that the vehicle cost the town over $52,000 while a typical Ford Explorer police vehicle costs $37,000. New financial data shows that betting on … [continued]
By Stuart Ungar, Founder, Evolve KY After Police Chief Eric Scott gives the word, two huge garage doors at each end of the firehouse lift and one Tesla Model 3 slowly enters from each side — strips of blue LED lights flashing. The car graphics, clear and bold, spell out … [continued]
The Spokane Police Department will buy four Tesla Model Y vehicles as per the city council’s orders. Despite the advice of city officials, the council voted earlier this week to purchase the vehicles, which overrode a plan to buy two hybrid and two traditional gas-powered vehicles.
The Redding City Council is considering a proposal to order a Tesla vehicle for its police department.
On Saturday, 340 Teslas were in a Tesla parade to fight human trafficking. One of those Teslas was a Model S — a very special Model S that was bought with money from confiscated drugs. The Brookhaven Police Department bought it used and remade it into a police car.
In March 2019, the Fremont Police Department began testing a Tesla Model S 85 that was customized for patrol operations. Testing ended one year later, and yesterday, the Fremont Police Department released the test results and emailed them over to CleanTechnica (and surely other media outlets).
The Hyundai Kona Electric is a competitive, compelling, popular electric vehicle. It has relatively long range (up to ~300 miles), a crossover type of size/class, and a relatively low price. As such, it’s one of the best selling electric vehicles in the world, and it’s also one of the top choices among police forces, particularly in Europe.
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.
I believe there are police officers everywhere who want to switch to electric cars — or are at least interested in finding out more about them. In Europe, the Hyundai Kona EV is a particularly popular model with the police.
Elon Musk has tweeted out a number of tweets today about the towing capacity of the Model X and when the Model 3 will be available in right hand drive configuration. Get all the latest news inside.
