After 9 months of testing, it turned out that the Tesla Model 3 actually worked very well as a police car. According to Information Shared on LinkedIn by Max Toozs-Hobson, Tesla's account manager and head of emergency services, the Model 3 has performed incredibly well as a police car in the UK so far.
In addition to being an excellent engagement tool, the Model3 has also received positive public feedback, and the Tesla Model 3 is also a very capable police car. Toozs-Hobson notes that the Model 3, an all-electric sedan, can perform more than 200 miles (321 kilometers) of range. This is when the vehicle is turned on for blue light operation, which refers to the situation in which the emergency vehicle is running with lights and sirens sounding. According to statistics, the longest Blu-ray running time of Model 3 can exceed four hours.
It is also worth noting that the auxiliary police system installed on the vehicle has a very small impact on the battery life of the vehicle. LED lights can even run for days with the Model 3 battery pack turned off, and devices such as automatic license plate recognition (ANPR) systems have reduced power by less than a mile (1.6 kilometers) from the Model 3's range after three hours of operation. While the USB-C ports available on the vehicle also allow people to plug in their devices, such as laptops, this also adds great comfort to the members of the vehicle.
While some critics may argue that the charging time of electric cars is too inconvenient for police cars, the Model 3 police car experiences the exact opposite in the UK. According to Tesla's account manager, the model3 of a transportation department, with only 80 miles (128 kilometers) of range left, entered the Supercharger V3 station, and the all-electric police car received 70% of the power in less than 20 minutes. The range after this charge is enough to allow shifters to use 5 to 6 hours of driving time – and it costs less than 20 pounds (169 yuan).
In addition, the savings of the Model 3 police car are not only related to the charging system, but also in terms of vehicle maintenance and wear, such as the Tesla Model 3's brake wear is very small, even after 10,000 miles (more than 16,000 kilometers), the original brake pads are still 15-20% utilized. The tire wear is the same as for similar fuel vehicles, and we can install a new set of tires at about 8,000 miles (12,800 kilometers). Interestingly, the over-the-air software update released by Tesla has also been welcomed by vehicle operators, as features such as sending directions and three-word addresses to cars via Google Maps are useful for their work.
Tesla managers also pointed out some other important things: for example, if you install a traditional light bar, it will actually affect the endurance of the Tesla Model 3, so it is best to install police lights from the inside of the cabin to avoid damaging the drag coefficient of the Model 3.