https://www.thelocal.ch/20180316/basel-police-set-to-buy-customised-tesla-patrol-cars-switzerland Basel police set to buy customised Tesla patrol cars 16 March 2018 AFP
[image https://www.thelocal.ch/userdata/images/article/417d79bfc15f68a37f34847cdeab7b240f3a8e149afc54126a3b7c0181af4682.jpg A Tesla Model X. Photo: AFP ] Police in the canton of Basel-Stadt plan to get some fancy new patrol cars in the form of seven electric Tesla Model X-100D cars for a total price tag of just under a million francs. In a press release announcing the planned purchase, cantonal police said tests had shown the cars with their superior handling, generous storage and payload capacity were well and truly up to the job. After charging, the cars had a range of 500 kilometres while patrol cars generally drove 200 kilometres a day, the release added. The city would win before environmentally and economically by using the Tesla cars instead of the diesel vehicles currently in service, police said. The statement noted that the new cars will cost 140,000 francs each, against the 90,700 francs for the current crop of diesel vehicles, but added lower running and maintenance costs – as well as a higher resale value for the Teslas – would make up for the higher initial price. The electric cars set for purchase by the Basel city police force have been specially customised for police use by Dutch security firm Force Pro, regional daily the Basellandschaftliche Zeitung reported. The main advantage of the Tesla cars is in terms of connectivity and communication," Force Pro sales director Theo Karanfantis told the paper. "A conventional car brings a police officer from A to B. What Basel police are now buying is a laptop on wheels," he added. With the cars, police would also be equipped for future challenges such as the fight against drone, Karafantis said. The first cars are expected to be delivered this year. But the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) in the canton were quick to criticize the expense for a car that was not yet proven as a police vehicle. The party also took aim at police over the fact that the purchase had not been put out to tender and have asked for an official explanation. In their release, cantonal police said that only one electric car on the market met their needs. [© thelocal.ch] ... https://www.basellandschaftlichezeitung.ch/basel/basel-stadt/tesla-chef-elon-musk-lobt-baschi-duerr-und-seine-mannen-132350584 Tesla-Chef Elon Musk lobt Baschi Dürr und seine Mannen 22.3.2018 - Elon Musk, Chef von Tesla, freut sich öffentlich darüber, dass die Basler Polizei sich für seine Autos entschieden hat. Und garantiert, die «Bad Guys» könnten nun nicht mehr entkommen ... https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/976761913131524098 http://www.thedrive.com/news/19374/swiss-police-replace-aging-diesel-vehicles-with-tesla-model-x Swiss Police Replace Aging Diesel Vehicles with Tesla Model X March 19, 2018 In North America, many different governments have been investigating whether electric vehicles fit the bill to replace traditional cruisers. Though a great deal of them have tried to justify a cost-analysis by moving towards EVs, the outlook of current generation battery-powered cars don't seem overly promising to many ... http://imagesvc.timeincapp.com/v3/foundry/image/?q=70&w=1440&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftimedotcom.files.wordpress.com%2F2017%2F05%2Ftesla-model-x-hero-image.jpg%3Fquality%3D85 + https://futurefive.co.nz/story/kiwi-startup-aims-remove-cost-barrier-electric-vehicles/ Kiwi startup aims to remove the cost barrier for electric vehicles Mar 18, 2018 A startup in Rotorua wants to make second-hand electric vehicles more affordable to encourage the use of sustainable transport in New Zealand. Energy One founder Jason Diprose says he is launching his business as the continued use of fossil fuels poses serious long-term risks to health and the environment ... For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
