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MICHIGAN, Feb. 6, 2024 ~ Police departments from across Michigan are testing electric vehicles to see if they would work for their fleets.
While some departments have concerns with using current EV technology, such as range and charge times, they are being explored for administrative purposes, according to Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police Executive Director Robert Stevenson. In 2021, the Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV passed the Michigan State Police‘s vehicle test, the first EV to do so.
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Feb. 6, 2024 ~ Some police departments in Michigan are testing electric vehicles for their fleet. Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police Executive Director Robert Stevenson joins Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds about how EVs might handle police work, and if this is a good idea.
