GM Envolve’s Post

So it gets 273 miles brand new Now let’s add 2 radios a tag reader and radar and flash lights and computer and internet and printer and actual lights and watch that vehicle struggle to see 200 miles of range with an additional 1500-2500 lbs of gear. And what equipment that needs dual alternators essentially unless it’s driven almost every day. We where graced with ford lightnings for a few days and they immediately got transferred to another section of the DoD because they got about 150 miles after gear and 2 weeks of use and pulling off the chargers at weird times Hard to use a vehicle when you put 100-200 miles on them daily and it doesn’t meet the requirement of a 8 min gas station restart

If these vehicles don’t have a snorkel what good are they in a storm driving through potential flood areas. There simply is no good reason for Law Enforcement to have a EV.

S C A M Stop with the electric propaganda………. Follow the MONEY….. These vehicles will NOT meet the advertised mileage when used in REAL LIFE situations, just is NOT going to happen. And let’s not get into charging station and mechanical issues. EV, right up there with Climate Change…… Hurry Donald, hurry……

I hear the acceleration and handling is awesome. BUT Can it fully recharge in 20 minutes from non-fossil fuel produced electricity supplies with a simple 120 plug? How long can it sit with all its lights on at a scene providing some heat or a/c to its occupants?

Why not a hybrid that charges itself? I recently purchased a '23 Kia Sorento Hybrid. It gets 585 Miles from a 14 gallon tank of gas. City driving averages over 50 miles per gallon. Highway driving can average between 35 and 38 miles per gallon at over 75 mph. Full electric is ludicrous. Hybrid is a no brainer!

Sorry Sandor, my area covers 2200 square miles. You'll get me through about an 1/8 of my responsibilities. My current F-150 has a range of over 570 miles before I take 10 minutes to refuel. I can't interrupt my day to spend 20 minutes to an hour to charge the battery 3 times a day. It looks like a fun toy, but it just doesn't measure up.

Bring back the Caprice!! 96 was the best model Chevy put out there. Electric is not going to work in large metropolitan departments

Very unlikely to handle the full electrical load of all the police equipment, heat or air conditioning running all day. How much downtime will limited numbers of officers be required to recharge these EVs? Police vehicles are not just commuting to and from work. With pool vehicles on the patrol 24/7, charging time will significantly reduce patrol time or require many extra EVs to maintain coverage. For take home vehicles, departments will need to invest in at least level 2 charging for every officer unless officers don’t have to respond after hours to emergencies. What happens to police service in cases of wide spread power outages, unless departments also invest in huge backup generators to keep EVs available. What happens in emergency situations where charging is not available for all responders like a campus shooting or a civil disturbance? It will be years before EVs can be quickly and easily charged anywhere anytime like ICE patrol vehicles can be refueled for extended periods of emergency response. Very foolish political wokeness defies reality and endangers public safety.

What do you do when they run out of battery in a pursuit! I guess the bad guy wins!

Former military law enforcement officer and current Blazer EV owner. I have the RWD model with 324miles of range and it’s more than sufficient. One of the biggest challenges we had for police service vehicles was maintenue. EV’s require limited to no maintenance respective to ICE and hybrid vehicles. Lots of comments on here about “I can’t take time to stop and charge an EV” we all sleep.. charging is done at a precinct or home with a level 2 charger over night or during the day for night shift. The EV has no issues with idle that ICE vehicles do, you get in and press go, no overheating to sit while conducting traffic. For municipality precincts with the goal of reducing maintence costs and understand the overall patrol range mileage of its officers this is an excellent choice. The GM American made Ultium battery will only continue to mature technology and down the road provide longer range for jurisdictions that need it. Awesome design GM, dont let naysayers play down this great capability.