I wonder if this is the same police department as here (scroll to the Highlights)
(I had to remove the web link to the Poolesville Green Event, as this site won't allow me to post urls yet. See post above from Dimitrijfor the link.)
Yes it is the same department. (Mine to be exact.) Those pictures on the Poolesville website were "photoshop mock ups" from a few months before we actually received the car, but the pictures in the GreenCarReports(dot)com article are the realcar, sans the rooftop light bar, siren, 2-way radios, etc., as it is not completed yet. We are hoping (fingers crossed) that it will be completed by the date of the Poolesville Green Event, but if not, it will still be in the parade and on display afterword with at least its exterior markings.
We will also have our new Zero Electric Police Motorcycle in the parade and on display.
Can't beat the instant torque. Might give them a leg up when doing car chasing...although I'm sure that their energy efficiency will suck if they have to reinforce the doors.
Yes I am. On the other hand, I wrote the grant that paid for most of the car (along with a Zero Electric Police Motorcycle), and that grant application was no joke. About 40 pages when all was said and done. A lot of work.
I can't imagine the Bolt being in a high speed car chase. Maybe it's planted center of gravity thanks to the battery pack will make it better for pit maneuvers.
Doesn't the Bolt have a top speed of 90? When I was younger, I'd do a minimum of 100 MPH on the way to school. Then again, it wouldn't have mattered what car gave chase.
Eventually we should be able to spot some that are for other city services since these days they are in the spot light for going green. Already some are using Hybrids. Easy to put EV's to not as intense tasks while its in their own "beta" stage.
Had a fast food lunch today at a table next to 4 water company employees. They do residential service calls and put 50-100 miles/day (virtually never >100) on their company vehicles. They drive to work, THEN use the company vehicle. Told them I drove my Bolt BEV for 25% (probably less) of the operational costs of their ICE vehicles. The Company could put in 10 Level 2 plugs and workers could plug in every night and leave in the am with 250 miles "in the tank".
I expect MANY service industries (gas company, electric company, telephone company, water company, cable service company, etc) will sequentially "convert the fleet". Can we imagine a BEV ambulance?
I know that governments want to push hard on making fleets green and we're already seeing it happen with local public transit. Now with trump in office who knows what incentives we'll see come out for fleets or even new rules and regulations.
HCPD134 thanks for initiating this police curser project and making it happen. Very cool.
Question: Where did you get the "Electric - green bolt" decal ?
I wonder why they couldn't mount the radio mics somewhere out of the way of your right leg. Must be uncomfortable to always hit them with your leg. Heck, I'm used man-spreading into that open area between the HVAC controls and the cup holders.
I'm not much of a tweaker fan, but those LEDs in the engine compartment look pretty cool. If any car deserved an underbody light kit, it's the Bolt EV. Maybe one that gradually ramps up in intensity based on speed.
I just got back from Shenzhen, China. ALL of the police cars are electric. It's the same model as the electric taxis. About half of the taxis are electric, and about half the cars on the road are taxis: this means about one-quarter of all of the cars on the road are electric. Additionally: ALL of the buses are electric. They are so far ahead of the USA it isn't even funny. But they have to import all of their oil, and there are no fat cat oil companies trying to prevent the development of alternate energy sources or electric vehicles. The US Congress needs to get their act together on the future of energy and transportation in this country.
I saw that Bargersville, IN reports today that they are the first Police Dept to use the Tesla Model 3 as a front line patrol squad. One in operation now and more on order. I've seen other model Tesla's as squads, but wasn't thinking the Model 3 was going to be one anytime soon.