Police Electric Vehicles

June 11, 2020 David Brown ENVIROCAR Guide, Motoring Minute Comments Off on Police Electric Vehicles

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The adoption of electric vehicles continues in many different situations.  David Brown reports on a trend from Europe.

Police forces in Europe are starting to acquire electric vehicles.

Hyundai’s Kona is being used by some police forces in Spain, Switzerland, and the United

Three Netherlands police forces—in Amsterdam, East Netherlands, and Central Netherlands—are testing Kona Electrics.

Electric police cars haven’t caught on quite so quickly in the U.S., There are a few. Hyattsville, Maryland, added a Chevrolet Bolt EV to its fleet in 2018, while Seattle acquired a fleet of Nissan Leafs for traffic enforcement in 2015.

The Los Angeles Police Department bought 100 BMW i3 hatchbacks, but most of them ended up gathering dust in a garage.

In Australian Victoria has one Tesla Model X

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David’s boyhood passion for motor cars did not immediately lead to a professional role in the motor industry. A qualified Civil Engineer he specialised in traffic engineering and transport planning. What followed were various positions including being seconded to a government think-tank for the planning of transport firstly in Sydney and then for the whole of NSW. After working with the NRMA and as a consultant he moved to being an independent writer and commentator on the broader areas of transport and the more specific areas of the cars we drive. His half hour motoring program “Overdrive” has been described as an “informed, humorous and irreverent look at motoring and transport from Australia and overseas”. It is heard on 22 stations across Australia. He does weekly interviews with several ABC radio stations and is also heard on commercial radio in Sydney. David has written for metropolitan and regional newspapers and has presented regular segments on metropolitan and regional television stations. David is also a contributor for AnyAuto
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