The Menlo Park City Council has agreed to purchase the Tesla Model Ys as part of a police patrol decarbonization pilot program.
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.
The New York City Police Department is currently piloting a Tesla Model 3; its fleet staff upfit the vehicle and built a power distribution point.
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.
The police department in Westport, Conn. fleeted a Tesla Model 3 fully tricked out for law enforcement. This analysis breaks down costs — including patrol car-specific customizations — compared to the department's mainstay SUV model.
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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.
MOTEV of Los Angeles bought a full set of EVs long before they were cool. After five years, they are now ahead of the market surge.
The department says the model comes with unique induction wheels for better handling and better performance in wet conditions.
The vehicle will be used as a squad car assigned to the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Police Department's Traffic Unit.
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