Transitioning Law Enforcement Fleets to Electric Vehicles

Native electric police cars, meaning those designed as EV's from the beginning, have a skateboard chassis design. This places the drivetrain below the floor and between the axles. The larger crumple zones and inherent stability from a car with a low center of gravity results in a safer envelope for the officers and their passengers. In addition, the cars have zero tailpipe emissions, significantly improving air quality in and around the vehicle.

Electric police cars have lower operating and maintenance costs compared to traditional gasoline-powered vehicles. With fewer mechanical components and no need for oil changes or frequent maintenance, electric police vehicles help agencies cut fuel and maintenance expenses. They also use low energy when at idle or on patrol at slower speeds, but when an officer needs to respond EV's provide 100% of their torque immediately making them the quickest cars on the road.

Law enforcement-specific EV's are just coming on to the market, but they are being developed to take advantage of their inherent physical and power attributes. Using electric motors, electric drivetrains provide full power up front, there is no need to shift a transmission or rev up the engine to move quickly. Drivers may navigate curves and corners at slower, safer speeds then accelerate out of those turns to overtake slower gas-powered cars. Installing high power chargers at the station ensures EV police cars are ready to respond when supported by microgrids designed for public safety use.