This Is the Most Wanted Car in America (and It’s Not Even Close).
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T. A. Gardner
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The F150 isn't a "car." It's a truck.
Into the Night
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It won't change a thing. Magnesium batteries only have half the joules of a lithium battery per mole, and they weigh four times as much.
If Toyota wants to chase this thing, they are welcome to, but it won't produce a better EV.
In my opinion, some engineers at Toyota didn't do their math or engineering very well. Fortunately, for Toyota, there are lot of good talented engineers there. It's a big company. That's for a reason.
Into the Night
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That it is. Automotive sales figures include light trucks such as the F150 as a 'car'.
gfm7175
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Yup. floridafan is a complete moron. All bark, no bite.
"Just google it", [insert pronoun-of-the-day] says... Because nothing is a better display of knowledge than "just google it"...
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Yup. floridafan is a complete moron. All bark, no bite.
"Just google it", [insert pronoun-of-the-day] says... Because nothing is a better display of knowledge than "just google it"...
Your humor is well placed. The 'just google it' phrase is just another chant. They have no argument to present. It's giving up just like the twits that figure insulting people all the time somehow 'proves' something.
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Joe Capitalist
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Model PD, a Cincinnati company that produces police cars, has converted Tesla’s Model Y electric vehicle (EV) into tough, tricked-out police cruisers.
https://apple.news/AcIp1RCuGSYuhn8K2Ck9SMg
“The MODEL PD is the first all electric duty ready police vehicle,” the company’s website states.*
Not only is the Model Y one of the safest cars on the road, but Tesla App pointed out that when compared to the Ford Police Interceptor Utility, it also gets better equivalent gas mileage and has more horsepower.*
Tesla App further explained that the Model Y is also less expensive to operate and maintain. When compared to the Ford and based on 20,000 miles per year, the Model PD’s electric cost is around $600, compared to a sky-high $3,000 to $5,000 on gas, depending on the state. And the estimated maintenance cost for the Model PD is $350, a quarter of the Ford’s $1,300.
The Model PD’s transformation of the Model Y is a huge step in the shift away from outdated and costly police vehicles to those with better stats, higher cost efficiency, and, best of all, a commitment to sustainability. The company also plans to convert the Tesla Cybertruck into a police vehicle, proving that Tesla is poised to help revolutionize this part of policing.*
Transportation is the top contributor of planet-warming gases in the U.S., accounting for nearly 30% percent of air pollution, as reported by The Environmental Protection Agency. There are 250,000 to 300,000 police vehicles in use in the U.S., and converting these fleets to EVs would be a huge leap on the road to net-zero transportation goals and a cleaner planet.*
https://apple.news/AcIp1RCuGSYuhn8K2Ck9SMg
“The MODEL PD is the first all electric duty ready police vehicle,” the company’s website states.*
Not only is the Model Y one of the safest cars on the road, but Tesla App pointed out that when compared to the Ford Police Interceptor Utility, it also gets better equivalent gas mileage and has more horsepower.*
Tesla App further explained that the Model Y is also less expensive to operate and maintain. When compared to the Ford and based on 20,000 miles per year, the Model PD’s electric cost is around $600, compared to a sky-high $3,000 to $5,000 on gas, depending on the state. And the estimated maintenance cost for the Model PD is $350, a quarter of the Ford’s $1,300.
The Model PD’s transformation of the Model Y is a huge step in the shift away from outdated and costly police vehicles to those with better stats, higher cost efficiency, and, best of all, a commitment to sustainability. The company also plans to convert the Tesla Cybertruck into a police vehicle, proving that Tesla is poised to help revolutionize this part of policing.*
Transportation is the top contributor of planet-warming gases in the U.S., accounting for nearly 30% percent of air pollution, as reported by The Environmental Protection Agency. There are 250,000 to 300,000 police vehicles in use in the U.S., and converting these fleets to EVs would be a huge leap on the road to net-zero transportation goals and a cleaner planet.*
Joe Capitalist
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T. A. Gardner
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I want to see what the response is when some police department has their cars hacked...
T. A. Gardner
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It'll be tire changes instead...
gfm7175
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Yup... Apparently the Madison Police Department are looking into EVs (and now have one in their fleet)... It sounds like they are currently admitting that EVs are largely impractical or even useless for most police work but that they still want to try them out anyway.
P.S. -- MPD are already ineffective as a police department.
https://www.ctinsider.com/shoreline...et-new-ev-use-community-policing-18185802.php
https://www.zip06.com/news/20230704/police-welcome-first-all-electric-vehicle/
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Oh, and don't forget that EVs won't be able to complete a shift or conduct much a police chase...not to mention what happens if one gets damaged (FIRE!).
And that 'money saved' isn't. The cars themselves are so expensive that they will never recover their additional costs before retiring a car from the fleet.
Well...that's government for ya.
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T. A. Gardner
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They might, but they can't be refilled in 10 minutes or less so there is no possibility of a quick turnaround for a second shift. That means a department would need three cars for three shifts versus potentially just one that is used for all three and refueled after each. This would mean the department is paying for three vehicles versus one a cost increase of well over $100,000 per officer per shift.
Into the Night
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EVs don't 'save the planet' or 'save the environment'.
Neither need 'saving'. The Earth is quite big enough to take care of itself. You are a fly on an arse. You are a nothing.
No gas or vapor has the capability to warm the Earth. Calling CO2 a 'pollutant' is ridiculous.
EVs don't even save energy. They use about twice the energy of the same size gasoline car going the same distance. You are AGAIN ignoring the lost energy to waste heat from power plants, transformers, power lines, charging systems, and of course, the battery and motor of the car.
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Into the Night
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Oh...wow...what...a...'pain...in...the...ass'.
They don't need to, dumbass. Police maintain their own vehicles using the city shop. They can't USE that city shop for EVs. Maintenance on EVs requires special equipment and handling...in other words ALL maintenance is DEALER maintenance. EXPENSIVE!!!!!!
Oil does not need to be changed every 3 months, dumbass. Once a year for most cars is plenty enough. For heavy use vehicles like police cars, that should be shortened to twice a year. A fifteen minute job to do.