Anti-idle technology could be huge savings for police forces

Filed under: MPG Dodge Charger police car - Click above for high-res image gallery Let’s face it, for most police cruisers it’s a hurry up and wait kind of existence. A study by the police in Ottawa, Canada found that most cruisers sit with the engine idling for about 6.7 hours out of every 10-hour shift. The problem is that modern police vehicles are crammed with gear like radios and computers and also need working climate control systems

AFVI 2010: Xtreme Green brings its zero-emission police force

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , AFVI Expo Xtreme Green police vehicles - Click above for high-res image gallery Xtreme Green Products didn’t need to drive far to attend the AFVI Expo . The Las Vegas-based company was on home turf to show off two of its four electric vehicles designed for police use

New Ford Police Interceptor to get 25% better mileage than Crown Vic

Filed under: Flex-Fuel , MPG , Ford 2012 Ford Police Interceptor - Click above for image gallery At private event for police fleet buyers in Las Vegas on Friday, Ford finally unveiled the replacement for its dinosaur-era Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. The car that Ford hopes will pick up the mantle (and 70 percent market share) of the Crown Vic is a heavily modified version of the new Taurus .

Audi Super Bowl ad: what trikes did the Green Police ride? The T3 Series

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Audi Audi Green Police ad - Click above to watch video after the jump Now that the Super Bowl is over and the Audi Green Police commercial has aired without harm, one of the companies peripherally connected to the ad, T3 Motion , is proudly proclaiming their product’s use by said police force.

Guilty as charged: UK police get iMiEV for urban policing

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Mitsubishi , Green Daily UK Police Mitsubishi iMiEV - Click above for high-res image gallery Starting next month, there will be some Mitsubishi i MiEVs in the UK that look a little different than the standard i MiEVs that are being tested on the roads there. The first law enforcement i MiEVs will arrive in the UK in November and will start serving daily duties in December. The West Midlands Police will be the first force to use the i MiEV and there might be some envious competing departments who wish they could get the all-electric city cars right away; Mitsubishi says that the EV was “an instant show stopper” at the National Police Show in September.

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