
Photo of BMW i3 hatchbacks courtesy of City of Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) made waves in 2016 when it decided to lease 100 battery-electric BMW i3 hatchbacks. But according to a local news report, those vehicles have been barely used since they were deployed.
Mileage logs obtained by CBS Los Angeles show that, between the project’s start in April 2016 and August 2017, many of the vehicles were only driven a couple thousand miles, and some had less than 1,000 miles logged. One vehicle has been listed as “in for service” since May 2016, with 400 miles logged.












