Chevy Volts invade NYC police fleet, give cops all new ways to taze bros

New York’s boys in blue will soon be able to creep up on evildoers with even more subtlety, thanks to some new electrified vehicles the city unveiled yesterday. As part of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s environmentally-friendly PlaNYC initiative, 70 new EVs have been added to the city’s fleet of public cars, in the hopes of lowering emissions and creating a “greener, greater New York City.” Joining the force are ten Ford Transit Connect cargo vans, ten Navi-star E-star trucks and a full 50 Chevy Volts — some of which will be used as NYPD squad cars. These newcomers will be shared among nine different departments, joining 360 other city plug-ins already purring their way across the five boroughs. Bloomberg is also working toward adding EVs to New York’s army of 13,000 taxis — which we’re totally cool with, as long as they’re not minivans . Zip past the break for a rather Homeric press release. Continue reading Chevy Volts invade NYC police fleet, give cops all new ways to taze bros Chevy Volts invade NYC police fleet, give cops all new ways to taze bros originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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