Scotland Yard has announced that in four years half of its fleet will be made up of electric or air-powered vehicles.
The London police already have about 140 Toyota Priuses in use and a few all-electric smart fortwos. The stations using the smart fortwos have electric charging stations on the premises. The service hasn't said what air-powered vehicles are being considered.
Electric and alternative-powered cars are ideal for a downtown police force. Having a limited range isn't really a worry within an urban area and if stations throughout the city are equipped with charging stations, that eliminates any issue of a power source altogether. Also, all the stopping and starting and slower speeds involved with downtown driving make hybrid and electric cars a perfect fit. This transition could make a huge difference in the environmental impact of a police force, which relies on constantly mobility.
via Autoblog Green
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written by darius, April 29, 2009
In my Chicago suburb we are also getting new Police cars. They got some deal on several large SUVs...
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written by Plodicus Metropolis, April 30, 2009
How many testicles can be wired up in parallel?
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written by houston wedding photograhy, May 04, 2009
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"that'll be an interesting high speed chase..."
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