New Police Cruisers In the Pipeline

The first fully electric police car belongs to Connellsville, Pennsylvania, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. A 2000 Chevrolet Impala was transformed into an electric vehicle needing a two hour charge for eight hours of operation. The car costs 35 cents a day to run, making it a thrifty ride. Performance is being monitored and further production is possible.

A second vehicle is not electric, but Carbon Motor’s purpose-built police cruiser, the E7, may challenge the long reign of the Crown Victoria. Some 650 law enforcement agencies are reportedly interested in the E7, with its 300 hp biodiesel-recommended engine designed for fast acceleration, high speed, and a predicted 28-30 mpg. The aggressively designed E7 is built for police work from the ground up. The maker says that if 30 percent of US police cars were traded for E7s, $140 million and 2 million tons of CO2 would be saved in six months.

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