EV Police Pursuit Vehicles

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Here is the first EV PPV I noticed. I would think they will become more common especially in California. Enjoy.

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Most pursuits are pretty quickly ended, right? with lots of sitting around?

I’ve noticed many of the “hiding spots” in the meridan around here seem to have some sort of hook-up, not sure if for power or what. Too bad they couldn’t have some sort of quick-charge plug in that was quick/fast disconnect (as in, just drive off).

I guess we’ll see how this works out. Roll it out, see how it pans out. Might work great in some areas—maybe not in others (98% sure we all can point to places where it won’t).
 
I'm curious About how much electrical load there is in a police car vs a street car. They have computers, lights, flashing lights,radios, need to run A/C in summer, heat in the winter, even when sitting.
Even sitting during patrol, it's using a fair amount of current.

How much of that affects overall range?
I can actually see EV's work for detectives and maybe city business cars, but for patrol/pursuit vehicles, is it really a good idea?
 
by theory only, I could see this as a capable idea. It takes very little to run hvac compared to moving - these would be thrifty while stationary, while having top capabilities for pursuit. Hustling a Tesla in one pedal mode can execute some very precise driving. They will roast some tires in police duty!
 
spasm3 said:
I'm curious About how much electrical load there is in a police car vs a street car. They have computers, lights, flashing lights,radios, need to run A/C in summer, heat in the winter, even when sitting.
Even sitting during patrol, it's using a fair amount of current.

How much of that affects overall range?
I can actually see EV's work for detectives and maybe city business cars, but for patrol/pursuit vehicles, is it really a good idea?
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It’s a valid question. How are these loads divided on a GM. It there a conventional battery for the traditional loads or does it all run off the EV battery.
 
^^Questions about overall range and whether it's a good idea for patrol/pursuit and continuous operation.....we shall see.
I bet they can tailor the hardware and software...they're smart.

It seems to me the step of monitoring fleets of EVs was skipped over.
I realize I'm not entitled to corporately gathered data property but all the news is about fires. I suppose publishing assessed data could box EV manufacturers into a narrow slice of the car market and simply scare people.
Mom and Pop Teslas are their own fleet, I suppose.
 
Not all police departments will want to spend money on "Special Use Vehicles" when a plain Jane ICE can do the job at lower cost and be used for all purposes.
Of course they do look cool and I am sure the taxpayers will enjoy paying for them. Other than that, its just a "show" that lacks common sense
 
alarmguy said:
Not all police departments will want to spend money on "Special Use Vehicles" when a plain Jane ICE can do the job at lower cost and be used for all purposes.
Of course they do look cool and I am sure the taxpayers will enjoy paying for them. Other than that, its just a "show" that lacks common sense
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Many large Police Departments don't use "plan Jane" vehicles. The (Explorer) Police Interceptor has considerable upgrades for Police use. It's the very small town Police Departments that don't buy up-fitted vehicles.
 
alarmguy said:
Not all police departments will want to spend money on "Special Use Vehicles" when a plain Jane ICE can do the job at lower cost and be used for all purposes.
Of course they do look cool and I am sure the taxpayers will enjoy paying for them. Other than that, its just a "show" that lacks common sense
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The real problem is that all the "Plain Jane" options have gone away, especially with the demise of the Charger.
Read an article the other day about one of the counties close to me that ordered four new Explorer SUV's, only to be told after the fact by Ford that the order would not be honored.
They ended up purchasing four Dodge Durangoes from a dealer out of state that had them on hand.
While the article that I read did not specifically state the cost, the tone of the article was that they would be higher than the Explorers.
In the article, a Sheriff department rep stated that the last time they bought multiple cruisers, they were Chevy Impalas, that were about 37K each upfitted.
The Explorers were bid upfitted at over 89K each.
Plain Jane is dead.
 
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