Story of Police Chief Switching Sides on Electric Cars

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:12:00 +0000

Avondale Estates, Georgia, may be just 8 miles east of Atlanta’s bustling city center, but its unique Tudor-Revival architecture and storied history paint a picture of a quieter past. While the town is quaint—at 3,600 residents and 1.26 square miles—it hasn’t shied away from progress. In August 2022, the Avondale … [continued]

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USA’s 1st All-Electric Police Fleet

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:16:34 +0000

The South Pasadena Police Department, yesterday, became the nation’s first law enforcement agency to completely replace its gasoline-powered vehicles with nonpolluting electric vehicles. The city’s zero-emission police fleet of 20 new Teslas will rely on a bank of new electric vehicle chargers installed at South Pasadena City Hall. Additionally, upon … [continued]

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Dallas County Will Add 3 Tesla EVs To Its Fleet

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 01:56:34 +0000

Dallas County will add three Tesla EVs to its fleet of vehicles, Fox4 has reported. The county’s commissioners voted last week to approve the purchase of three Tesla Model 3s, which will be used at first as replacements for law enforcement agency cars that are in for service. Commissioner Elba Garcia said: “Very excited about […]

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Police Tesla Takeaways — After a Year

Credit to Author: Stuart Ungar| Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2022 02:02:05 +0000

Berea, Kentucky Police Chief Eric Scott made the decision to purchase Tesla police cruisers after watching all the EV commercials on the 2021 Super Bowl. It was clear to him that the future was going electric and he wanted to be ready. The police department purchased four 2021 Tesla Model 3s, three of which are […]

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Spokane Police: We Need Better Electric Police Cars

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 16:55:47 +0000

Electric police cars seem like a no-brainer, right? Well, you’d think so — but just last month there was a story out of Spokane, Washington that we can learn from. The City of Spokane wants to make its fleet all-electric to save on costs to both its budget and to the environment, but things didn’t […]

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Tesla Model Y Selected For Sykesville, Maryland, Police Department

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 15:48:06 +0000

Electric vehicles are more prevalent than ever, and more are on the way. Tesla began delivering the first Model S sedans ten years ago. Prior to that time in 2012, Tesla had delivered about 2,250 Tesla Roadsters, an all-electric 2-seater. Even then, the Roadster defied expectations of what an electric vehicle could do with its […]

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