The Tesla Model 3 has been approved by police for its costs and performance, goodbye Dodge Charger

The Bargersville Police Department in Indiana updates its fleet to adopt the Tesla Model 3 after realizing that it would save a lot of money on fuel and that Tesla Model 3 would not compromise performance over to the Dodge Chargers.

We are starting to see Tesla vehicles becoming very popular with police services around the world.

In Tesla's yard, the Fremont Police Service converted a used Tesla Model S into a patrol vehicle.

The Luxembourg police have transformed two S model sedans into patrol cars, and the largest fleet of Tesla police patrol vehicles is in Switzerland.

At present, about a dozen police departments use electricity with Tesla vehicles, but we have never heard of any of them with the model. 3 until now.

The Bargersville Police Service decided to go there.

Bargersville Police Chief Todd Bertram commented:

Two important things we looked at when buying cars were obviously expensive and efficient. Often, when you buy a car in our cost range, you sacrifice performance. With Tesla, the performance is better than the cars we currently drive. It's amazing, it's smooth, it's powerful, it handles well.

The performance will not be a problem compared to the Dodge Charger that it replaces. They opted for a standard 3 Range Range Plus, which is fast, and with a range of 240 km, it far exceeds the average daily mileage of a patrol car, which is between 80 and 120 miles per day.

Here is a report of local news on their first model 3 on the roads today:

In terms of costs, model 3 is the big winner. The purchased Standard Range Plus is a bit more expensive (about $ 41,000), but they hope to save about $ 6,000 a year, which means Model 3 will pay almost throughout its life (six years as than police) vehicle).

Bertram also expects significant maintenance savings with Model 3.

They have now completed the conversion of the first model 3 into a patrol car:

They plan to add four more Model 3 vehicles to their fleet to replace their energy-intensive Dodge Chargers.

The Bargersville Police Department says that it needs to hire more police and plans to use all the money from the gasoline savings to get there.

In addition, they also noted other less obvious benefits, such as the silent drivetrain allowing officers to more easily get the jump on people and the Tesla app allowing them to start the control remote climate in winter.

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