Discuss: Tesla’s Cybertruck Debuts as a Police Vehicle in Las Vegas

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LVMPD's 10 donated Cybertrucks, upfitted by UP.FIT, signal a new, scalable partnership model for Tesla's strategic entry into the police fleet market.… Read More

Tesla’s Cybertruck Debuts as a Police Vehicle in Las Vegas

LVMPD's 10 donated Cybertrucks, upfitted by UP.FIT, signal a new, scalable partnership model for Tesla's strategic entry into the police fleet market.

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[PrescottAZRichard]

A lot of time has passed since I drove patrol cars for a living. Not sure I’d WANT a CT for a patrol vehicle, but then I haven’t driven one myself. That said- I think the CT or really ANY Tesla could make a great pool car, crime scene / investigator vehicle. Particularly if the PD has charging available. Most of the travel we did for training was in the range of superchargers easily. Thing is - it will take longer to get somewhere if you have a few SC stops Vs an ICE vehicle and that costs $$.
The reason I am skeptical for using any Tesla as a patrol car - adding light bars, ‘cages’, bumper bars, etc will really add up to sapping range. Add to that the way most patrol officers drive and range will plummet which will only lead to complaints. Flip side of this - if Tesla has PD specific apps that can be added to the in car screen that could be very nice. Instead of installing a mobile data terminal (or whatever they’re called these days) you could just add a keyboard! How about a PD package with web apps that work with your dispatch software and some supercharging discounts?
I still think the best application would be as pool and investigation vehicles! I see the CT used by Tesla techs working on superchargers, another perfect application . Maybe it breaks my heart thinking of how any Tesla could be abused the way patrol cars are treated.

 

[Procal]

I have absolutely zero experience with patrol vehicles, but I can't say I'm against using EVs in general as in that field. That said, I can't imagine we will see them on long highway pursuits or anything like that, but definitely for regular city patrols it seems like a good application. Maybe they can even make it to where they add superchargers near police stations, only adding to the public charging infrastructure. Overall, it seems like a good idea, and I can't wait to see how it plays out over time.

 

[ALIEN SUPERSTAR]

if Tesla directly worked with police departments and found out what they needed and designed special models for them to use, and added on free supercharging, i feel like they would find a lot of adoption and maybe some profit as well. the same thing they did with Semi, they found the highest complaints with current semi trucks and fixed them.

 

[ALIEN SUPERSTAR]

Maybe they can even make it to where they add superchargers near police stations, only adding to the public charging infrastructure. Overall, it seems like a good idea, and I can't wait to see how it plays out over time.

adding a supercharger site to police stations would be very beneficial, not just because of the convenience but also for officer safety. that way, they could fill up at a secure site.