Electric cars
can't perform
emergency
services
because they
are too slow
and take
too long
to charge.
A freedom of information
request found that police
in the UK have spent
at least £1.49 million
on 448 green cars
and vans.
Unfortunately,
many districts
have NOT reported
their purchases,
or did NOT specify
that their new vehicles
were battery powered.
So far the official
police reports
consistently admit
battery-powered cars
often run out of power
before a shift ends.
The vehicles are used
almost exclusively
in non-emergency
situations, such as
driving police chiefs
to work, reports
the Daily Mail.
Metropolitan Police
Service (MPS) :
Bought dozens
of electric cars.
Their internal report says:
“The market has not yet
sufficiently matured
to offer alternatively
fueled vehicles
capable of meeting
the MPS requirements
for the role
of pursuit cars.”
Staffordshire
Police Force:
Their internal report says:
“Vehicles that are
less damaging
to the environment
are struggling to cope
with the arduous needs
of emergency service;
autonomous driving
and safety systems
are not conducive
to pursuit
or response
driving.”
Kent Police Force:
Found that
the Nissan Leaf
and the BMW i3
had inadequate range,
and take too long
to recharge.
Conservative Party
MP David Davies,
a former special
constable, said
I’ve been in a police car
on many occasions
when an emergency
call has come in.
You can’t predict
what is
going to happen,
and so they need
to be very careful
when using
electric cars.”
Police Federation:
Spokesman
Tim Rogers,
commenting on
police pursuits,
assured the
British public
that they
should not worry
“because their cars
have run out of battery”,
as the police
“are still able to use
other vehicles."
Scotland Yard:
Plans to have
an entirely
“green” fleet
by 2050.
Bought 134
green vehicles,
mainly to comply
with the
£12.50 daily
Ultra Low
Emission
Zone charge,
imposed by
London Mayor
Sadiq Khan.