Some of the Spokane Police Department's complaints include limited legroom for officers, restricted access to controls because of the laptop mount, and the inability to attach bars over the windows.
March 2, 2022
The Menlo Park City Council has agreed to purchase the Tesla Model Ys as part of a police patrol decarbonization pilot program.
November 22, 2021
The Tesla Model Y can last one to two patrol shifts on one charge and maintains the same projected ownership costs, according to the Fremont Police Department.
September 24, 2021
Police departments in Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio, New York, and Connecticut are turning to all-electric Teslas for patrol duties, citing lower operating costs and environmental benefits.
July 27, 2021
The New York city's vehicle will be assigned to the department’s Traffic Unit, used for speed details, vehicle and traffic enforcement, and various other functions.
May 5, 2021
The department says the model comes with unique induction wheels for better handling and better performance in wet conditions.
April 23, 2021
The vehicle will be used as a squad car assigned to the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Police Department's Traffic Unit.
March 22, 2021
The Tesla Model 3 police car has been in service for about two months, and is being used by the detective unit and not as a patrol car.
March 3, 2021
The Hastings on Hudson Police Department took delivery of the vehicle on Dec. 21.
January 4, 2021
The program proved sustainable with zero-emissions, eliminating 42,198 lbs. of CO2 from Fremont air annually.
November 19, 2020
The Town of Westport's 2020 Tesla Model 3 is being upfitted with police equipment now. The agency hopes to get the Tesla ready for duty by the end of January 2020.
December 11, 2019
The Brookhaven (Ga.) Police Department field tested its Tesla Model S on two performance tracks — one designed for high speed emergency response and the other for urban emergency response.
June 26, 2019
The City of Fremont, Calif., home of the Tesla manufacturing plant, may deploy the country’s first Tesla patrol car.
January 23, 2019
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