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"Alex from Toronto" (canadiancarguy) 09/11/2015 at 21:14 • Filed to: TESLA

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scoob > Alex from Toronto 09/11/2015 at 21:18

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I want to get arrested and placed in the back of a Tesla!

Lol

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Alex from Toronto 09/11/2015 at 21:20

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That’s a really, really expensive cop car.

jkm7680 > Alex from Toronto 09/11/2015 at 21:22

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Yeah, I’m sure scooping Vomit out of the back of a Tesla is going to be fun.

Horrible Police cars....

Alex from Toronto > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 09/11/2015 at 21:23

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Just a bit.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Alex from Toronto 09/11/2015 at 21:24

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bet Dubai has had at least one for awhile now

Alex from Toronto > jkm7680 09/11/2015 at 21:25

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Yeah probably would suck, probably for special events. Still kinda cool.

MM54 > Alex from Toronto 09/11/2015 at 21:26

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A lot of police departments are reluctant to get rid of their crown vics.

I’ll trade my P71 for this if they want...

scoob > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 09/11/2015 at 21:27

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I bet they have a Bagger 288 police car.

Alex from Toronto > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 09/11/2015 at 21:28

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I wouldn’t be suprised if they did.

LongbowMkII > Alex from Toronto 09/11/2015 at 21:29

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SANCHEZ! There’s a code 146 on vine and 7th!

Sure thing sarge! I’ll be right on it!...in 2.7 hours...

LongbowMkII > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 09/11/2015 at 21:29

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better than another MRAP.

Alex from Toronto > LongbowMkII 09/11/2015 at 21:30

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Dammit Sanchez

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > LongbowMkII 09/11/2015 at 21:31

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I resisted the urge to engage in social commentary.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Alex from Toronto 09/11/2015 at 21:31

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...so harder or easier to flip over after a LA county riot than a crown vic/charger/impala/caprice?

And better at stopping small arms fire? Or are they only going to deploy it in the ritzy neighborhoods?

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > Alex from Toronto 09/11/2015 at 21:33

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Surprised they got this through the political minefield. Where was Ford and Chevy pushing their SUV Hybrids?

Autofixation > Alex from Toronto 09/11/2015 at 21:44

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Sneaky, sneaky! You won’t hear them coming.

Alex from Toronto > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet 09/11/2015 at 21:47

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Might be harder to flip, battery’s are heavy. But yeah probably reserved for ritzy neighborhoods/ special events.

Alex from Toronto > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/11/2015 at 21:51

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I’m not sure just came up on my twitter feed.

samssun > Alex from Toronto 09/11/2015 at 21:55

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The future is bankrupt cities spending 6 figures on patrol cars with a 120mph top speed and whatever range they get with the AC running for a 9 hour shift? Well at least it’s not a FWD Impala.

Alex from Toronto > samssun 09/11/2015 at 22:03

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Governments are weird.

For Sweden > LongbowMkII 09/11/2015 at 22:11

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MRAPs were free to police departments though

Takuro Spirit > Alex from Toronto 09/11/2015 at 22:23

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I heard Sanchez is a.... dirty cop. Sorry.

Alex from Toronto > Takuro Spirit 09/11/2015 at 22:39

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Wow, I liked Sanchez.

DrJohannVegas > jkm7680 09/12/2015 at 00:33

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More on this. Are you saying that vomiting is more likely to occur in a Tesla, or that, given a relatively consistent probability of a vomiting event, cleaning a Tesla is more difficult?

Also, is vomit cleanup a primary consideration for police vehicle use? If so, I can’t imagine the massive fucking trucks that are used by some in my local force are much better. They are fancy as fuck, at least when stock. Just trying to understand the “horrible” assessment.

ly2v8-Brian > LongbowMkII 09/12/2015 at 00:54

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LongbowMkII > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/12/2015 at 06:45

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do they still build the tahoe hybrid?

LongbowMkII > MM54 09/12/2015 at 06:45

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makes sense P85>P71. that’s just math.

jkm7680 > DrJohannVegas 09/12/2015 at 08:47

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Yes, with carpet and lots of fancy soft touch materials and crevices it IS inevitably going to be harder.

And vomit is a common occurrence in police cars. Along with shit, blood, piss and various other bodily fluids. That’s why they come with vinyl backseats and plastic floors.

DrJohannVegas > jkm7680 09/12/2015 at 11:49

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Well, maybe Tesla will provide those clear plastic covers like grandma and grandpa used to keep on the sofa at home.

jkm7680 > DrJohannVegas 09/12/2015 at 12:45

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Still, they’re nowhere durable enough for police use.

DrJohannVegas > jkm7680 09/12/2015 at 13:16

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I get where you are coming from, but: 1) The same thing was said about Prisuses and Camry Hybrids in taxi duty, 2) Part of what makes cop cars durable is consistent monitoring and maintenance, 3) I expect this will have a different duty cycle than many units.

I understand saying you don’t expect them to be durable enough, but there’s not enough data to say that with confidence.

jkm7680 > DrJohannVegas 09/12/2015 at 13:27

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I’d say they’d have a life cycle of around 30,000 miles. Some cars just aren’t good for it. Police cars are beat on...... hard. They’re idled hours every day, they have to have the clearance to hop curbs and drive at high speeds for hours daily. Not even including being mobile offices that have to include an officer, his duty belt, masses of equipment and a cage.

The Tesla is a mid sized luxury sedan, not a purpose built and engineered car. There is more than enough data to prove that they won’t live up to standards.