The Tesla Model S police car is out of reach in the middle of the race

The Fremont Police Department in California is a little different from the rest, largely because it runs a Tesla Model S police vehicle. Yet the department probably learned a difficult lesson when the Model S police car had an exhausted battery in the middle of a police chase.

The Mercury News first reported on the situation Tuesday and gathered radio conversations between Officer Fremont, Jesse Hartman and the local dispatch. During the call, he began to search for a "criminal vehicle" before finding that the Model S police car had shown only six miles of electrical autonomy before the battery failed. be completely empty.

After stating "I risk losing it here in a second," indicating that he was nearing the end of the electric car's car's life, the radio broadcast relayed Hartman's request. aiming for another unit to take the lead of the prosecution. Shortly after the end of the Model S range, the police stopped the pursuit in the middle of the suspect's dangerous driving maneuvers. Meanwhile, Constable Hartman said he needed to find a charging station to get back to town. The Tesla police car took his drink to San Jose before returning to the station.

Roadshow contacted the Fremont Police Department to get his comments and was told that the reason why the Tesla was not charged that day is not clear. The position of the Hartman officer began at 2 pm and it triggered the traffic stop which led to a chase at 11 pm. The department is generally pleased with Tesla's performance as police cruiser. A spokesman for the department said that the Model S typically returns with 40 to 50% of the remaining battery life. That day, the battery lasted two full shifts. It is an unfortunate coincidence that a prosecution took place when the charge ended.

The representative added that this situation was not entirely unusual, as even the gasoline vehicles in the department were exhausted. As for the pursuit, other units were available to take the lead of the pursuit if the pursuit of about 10 miles in length continued uninterrupted. This was the second lawsuit of the electric police car, and the representative said that she "was working well".

It seems that there is room for more electric cars in the forces of order, but a lesson is nevertheless learned: plug them in at the end of a shift.

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