Ford_News
07-13-2011, 03:40 PM
Filed under: Hybrid (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/), Minivan/Van (http://www.autoblog.com/category/minivans/), Truck (http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/), Work (http://www.autoblog.com/category/commercial-trucks/), Hatchback (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/), Chevrolet (http://www.autoblog.com/category/chevrolet/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/), Police/Emergency (http://www.autoblog.com/category/police-emergency/), Electric (http://www.autoblog.com/category/electric/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2011/07/nyc-chevrolet-volt-police-car-630.jpg (http://green.autoblog.com/photos/nyc-chevrolet-volt-police-car/)
NYC Chevy Volt Police Car - Click above for high-res image gallery
As much as the average driver doesn't really have to worry about "range anxiety" during a normal driving day, we will grant you that an electric police car that could run out of juice during a car chase is a bad idea. That last scene in Blues Brothers wouldn't have been all that impressive and crash-y had all those cop cars shifted into limp mode at some point. On the other hand, pure EVs can work wonders in reducing a city fleet's fuel use, and so can most certainly find a home in urban areas. Yesterday, NYC's Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, announced a best-of-both-worlds addition to his city's fleet:
50 Chevrolet Volt (http://www.autoblog.com/model/volt) hatchbacks (some to be used as police vehicles)
10 all-electric Ford Transit Connect (http://green.autoblog.com/tag/Ford+Transit+Connect+Electric/) cargo vans
10 all-electric Navi-star "E-star" utility trucks
Part of PlaNYC (http://green.autoblog.com/tag/planyc/), the plug-in vehicles will join 360 other EVs in the city's fleet as a component of an effort to reduce emissions and to have the Big Apple "lead by example," Bloomberg said. Nine different city departments - including FDNY, NYPD and the Department of Environmental Protection (see the whole list after the jump (http://green.autoblog.com/2011/07/13/nyc-fleet-adds-70-plug-in-vehicles-including-chevy-volt-cop-car/#continued)) - will use the vehicles, all in "non-emergency duties" for now. NYC's plug-in vehicle fleet now stands at 430 vehicles and is being called the "largest municipal electric vehicle fleet in the country." Hey, Chicago or Seattle or LA or whoever... step up, would ya?Continue reading NYC fleet adds 70 plug-in vehicles, including Chevy Volt cop cars (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/13/nyc-fleet-adds-70-plug-in-vehicles-including-chevy-volt-cop-car/)
NYC fleet adds 70 plug-in vehicles, including Chevy Volt cop cars (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/13/nyc-fleet-adds-70-plug-in-vehicles-including-chevy-volt-cop-car/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
Permalink (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/13/nyc-fleet-adds-70-plug-in-vehicles-including-chevy-volt-cop-car/) | Email this (http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19990533/) | Comments (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/13/nyc-fleet-adds-70-plug-in-vehicles-including-chevy-volt-cop-car/#comments)
More... (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/13/nyc-fleet-adds-70-plug-in-vehicles-including-chevy-volt-cop-car/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2011/07/nyc-chevrolet-volt-police-car-630.jpg (http://green.autoblog.com/photos/nyc-chevrolet-volt-police-car/)
NYC Chevy Volt Police Car - Click above for high-res image gallery
As much as the average driver doesn't really have to worry about "range anxiety" during a normal driving day, we will grant you that an electric police car that could run out of juice during a car chase is a bad idea. That last scene in Blues Brothers wouldn't have been all that impressive and crash-y had all those cop cars shifted into limp mode at some point. On the other hand, pure EVs can work wonders in reducing a city fleet's fuel use, and so can most certainly find a home in urban areas. Yesterday, NYC's Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, announced a best-of-both-worlds addition to his city's fleet:
50 Chevrolet Volt (http://www.autoblog.com/model/volt) hatchbacks (some to be used as police vehicles)
10 all-electric Ford Transit Connect (http://green.autoblog.com/tag/Ford+Transit+Connect+Electric/) cargo vans
10 all-electric Navi-star "E-star" utility trucks
Part of PlaNYC (http://green.autoblog.com/tag/planyc/), the plug-in vehicles will join 360 other EVs in the city's fleet as a component of an effort to reduce emissions and to have the Big Apple "lead by example," Bloomberg said. Nine different city departments - including FDNY, NYPD and the Department of Environmental Protection (see the whole list after the jump (http://green.autoblog.com/2011/07/13/nyc-fleet-adds-70-plug-in-vehicles-including-chevy-volt-cop-car/#continued)) - will use the vehicles, all in "non-emergency duties" for now. NYC's plug-in vehicle fleet now stands at 430 vehicles and is being called the "largest municipal electric vehicle fleet in the country." Hey, Chicago or Seattle or LA or whoever... step up, would ya?Continue reading NYC fleet adds 70 plug-in vehicles, including Chevy Volt cop cars (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/13/nyc-fleet-adds-70-plug-in-vehicles-including-chevy-volt-cop-car/)
NYC fleet adds 70 plug-in vehicles, including Chevy Volt cop cars (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/13/nyc-fleet-adds-70-plug-in-vehicles-including-chevy-volt-cop-car/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
Permalink (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/13/nyc-fleet-adds-70-plug-in-vehicles-including-chevy-volt-cop-car/) | Email this (http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19990533/) | Comments (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/13/nyc-fleet-adds-70-plug-in-vehicles-including-chevy-volt-cop-car/#comments)
More... (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/13/nyc-fleet-adds-70-plug-in-vehicles-including-chevy-volt-cop-car/)