The adoption of electric vehicles continues in many different situations. David Brown reports on a trend from Europe.
Police forces in Europe are starting to acquire electric vehicles.
Hyundai’s Kona is being used by some police forces in Spain, Switzerland, and the United
Three Netherlands police forces—in Amsterdam, East Netherlands, and Central Netherlands—are testing Kona Electrics.
Electric police cars haven’t caught on quite so quickly in the U.S., There are a few. Hyattsville, Maryland, added a Chevrolet Bolt EV to its fleet in 2018, while Seattle acquired a fleet of Nissan Leafs for traffic enforcement in 2015.
The Los Angeles Police Department bought 100 BMW i3 hatchbacks, but most of them ended up gathering dust in a garage.
In Australian Victoria has one Tesla Model X
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