Electric vehicles are being used by police forces around the world already. It’s pretty common knowledge that as fleet vehicles reach the end of their lease, they hit the second-hand market and, in the case of electric vehicles, offer a cheap, easy entry into no-emissions driving. Skoda is readying new electric vehicles like the Enyaq iV for launch this year, along with plug-in hybrid options of existing models like the Octavia. When contacted by Stuff, a Police spokesperson said that there are currently eight electric vehicles in the fleet (not frontline), four of which were purchased and four leased. As for new electric and hybrid vehicles, the options submitted in the recent tender for Prime 1 (main operational) vehicles “did not meet Police’s operational requirements.” The spokesperson didn’t elaborate on what those requirements were.

Source: Stuff January 24, 2021 17:03 UTC