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Videosby Staff WriterMay 12, 2016

LAPD Testing Tesla Electric Sedans

Electric car company Tesla's Model S sedan is being tested by the Los Angeles Police Department, the police force in the nation's second-biggest city. Testing has been underway for nearly a year. More Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2015

LAPD Loaned Luxury Electric Vehicles for Testing

The Los Angeles Police Department recently showed off a Tesla Model S P85D and a BMW i3 as the newest members of its police car fleet in the name of “testing and research.” The two high-end automobiles are being loaned to the LAPD and were unveiled as part of the announcement of a broader plan to bring 288 new electric and hybrid vehicles to Los Angeles’ city-owned fleet.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2014

Harley Testing Electric Motorcycle

While the bikes that will be introduced next week, starting in New York and Milwaukee, are not for sale, they will log thousands of hours of road time in demo rides across the country and overseas.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 14, 2014

Westward Industries Launches Electric Vehicle for Parking Enforcement

Westward Industries' 100% Electric GO-4EV is now available for parking enforcement, light patrol, and campus security. The GO-4EV has a very similar overall feel to the GO-4 gas version currently operated by many fleet departments in the U.S., but it's fully electric with zero emissions.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleNovember 12, 2013

My Report from COPS West 2013

The expo can be a bit of an adventure. And herein I will share some of my thoughts on this year's edition.

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Articlesby David GriffithNovember 5, 2013

Electric Motorcycles on Patrol

While it's unlikely that all-electric cars will replace their gasoline-powered counterparts for law enforcement patrol duty, smaller electric vehicles have made inroads into police fleets.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 9, 2013

LAPD Testing Electric Motorcycles

The LAPD has begun testing police versions of Brammo's Empulse LE and Zero Motorcycles' Zero DS to increase efficiency, decrease its carbon footprint and cut costs

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2013

Calif. Campus Police Add Zero Electric Motorcycles

The San Jose State University Police Department has begun using two Zero DS electric motorcycles for campus patrols, Zero Motorcycles has announced.

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Inside the Badge by Thi DaoJune 14, 2013

Mich. Sheriff Considering Chevy Volt for Patrol

To help reduce the carbon emissions of county fleet vehicles, the Washtenaw County (Mich.) Sheriff's Office purchased an electric Chevy Volt to convert for patrol duty.

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Inside the Badge by Kirsti CorreaJune 6, 2013

Calif. Agency's Electric Motorcycle Interdicts Drug Crimes

The Sebastopol (Calif.) Police Department found itself ahead of the curve, when Zero Motorcycles introduced a police version of its electric DS motorcycle. An enterprising sergeant with the agency had already done just that.

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