Here’s why the French police should switch to electric cars
This page is translated from the original post "Voici pourquoi la Police française doit passer aux voitures électriques" in French.
- 29/08/2024 16:41
The transition to 100% electric fleets initiated by all public services worldwide will not spare our Police.
When we think of police or gendarmerie vehicles in France, one particular brand comes to mind. Alpine of course, with rapid intervention fleets made up of A110 and A310 berlinettes, and more recently the new A110. In the city, aside from the legendary “salad bowl” Citroën H replaced by the Renault Trafic, we think of Dacia Duster, Renault Kangoo, or Peugeot 5008. These are very good vehicles, known for their reliability and versatility, but exclusively with internal combustion engines, most often diesel. From time to time, we do see a Peugeot 3008 hybrid, a Volkswagen e-Golf, or a Volkswagen ID.3 in large urban areas, but such encounters count on one hand each year. Ultimately, it’s the parking control vehicles, the dreaded “ticketing machines,” that set the example with electric fleets of Renault Zoe. For many Parisians, the characteristic hum of the model has become synonymous with tickets…
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In the United States, there is no longer any question with the generalization of electric cars, mostly Teslas, within law enforcement. South Pasadena, a city in Los Angeles County has thus become the first in the country to switch to an entirely electric police vehicle fleet. After just a few weeks, the department proudly stated that the 20 Tesla Model Y are performing better than the old gasoline models while being safer, cheaper, and eliminating greenhouse gas emissions. It’s the Police, so we’re going to believe them, right?
More seriously, there is no doubt that with the renewal of vehicles, 100% electric will be the norm. At least for patrol vehicles, which rarely exceed 300 km per day and can be recharged at the depot. One cannot keep fining motorists with taxes, bad points, and tickets without setting an example! For intervention vehicles with a wider operational range, there are enough hybrids among French manufacturers not to ask any other question than this: “Which model scares criminals the most?” We await your suggestions.
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