California Police departments are using electric Tesla patrol cars in a new green initiative - but complaints have emerged ...

In 2020, California governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning the sale of new gasoline- and diesel-powered cars by 2035.

As an increasing number of cities in California require departments to buy zero-emission vehicles, police say the Teslas they ...

California police departments are spending hundreds of ... only for some to find them “nearly unusable” as squad cars. Multiple municipalities have started buying modified electric cars ...

per SFGate interviews with three Northern California police chiefs. Once modified, for example, the car’s back seat is too small for more than one passenger, with the front too cramped for the ...

California police forces see the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y as too tight for police duty There's no official Tesla police package, and few other EV options Police-duty F-150 Lightning pickups have ...

These enforcement changes to combat car theft and other crimes have proven successful, as the California Highway Patrol has recovered several stolen cars. In fact, the current number is 2,213 stolen ...

Given Tesla’s dominance in the EV market, powered primarily by the wide availability of the Supercharger network, it makes sense that the California ... by police. They know each car ...

A Central California police sergeant was in a hospital recovering from bullet wounds Monday after he was "ambushed" over the ...

An accused drunk driver was arrested after he called 911 — four times, California ... Police Department said in a news release. Officers found the man seated in the driver seat of his car ...

Though climate friendly — preparing the departments for a zero-emissions future — turns out the Teslas pose a lot of other challenges, per SFGate interviews with three Northern California police ...