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.
The police department for the town of Bargersville, Indiana, bought a Tesla Model 3 a bit more than a year ago for its fleet. Aside from absolutely loving the car, Police Chief Todd Bertram shared records of the Model 3’s expensive versus a Dodge Charger’s expenses after one year in service — and the savings are staggering.
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).
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.
The Ontario Provincial Police asked Elon Musk on Twitter to suggest which model would make a better police vehicle, the Cybertruck of the Model X. Included in the post are two visually stunning renders of what each vehicle would look like as an O.P.P vehicle.
What would a Tesla Cybertruck look like if owned by your local police department?
When asked why he chose the Tesla Model 3, Police Chief Foti Koskinas says he “believes in being green.” However, the car’s unmatched performance for the money, its 5 star safety rating, and top-of-the-industry collision avoidance technology also played a factor.
A new video shows a Tesla Model 3 that was put into service as a first responder service vehicle in Nuremberg, Germany. The choice of an American car for use as a service vehicle in the heart of Germany automotive country is a bold statement that the vehicle is finding a significant amount of traction with buyers around the world regardless of the fact that it is made in America.
The police in Belgium are going green and getting supercharged all at the same time with the addition of a Tesla Model S to the police force.
