When the government announced that you would be unable to purchase a new petrol or diesel car after 2030, many drivers looked for an electric vehicle.
This has even extended to 26 of the 45 police forces across the UK, with the Metropolitan Police Service leading the charge.
Of the 26 police forces, there are 430 electric vehicles, along with over 800 dedicated charging points.
Auto Express asked all police forces for the number of electric vehicles they have, and it is clear that the number of electric vehicles is not evenly distributed.
Leading the charge is the Metropolitan Police Service, with 99 electric vehicles and 264 charging points.
Being the UK’s largest police force covering London, the MET Police has over 23% of all electric police vehicles in the UK.
These vehicles include 50 Nissan e-NV200 electric vans, 41 Nissan Leaf hatchbacks and eight BMW K17 C Evolution maxi-scooters.
Along with these, the force also has several BMW i3 patrol cars, but these all have a small supplementary petrol engine.
Gloucestershire Constabulary closely follows the Metropolitan Police with 83 electric vehicles, including two Tesla Model 3s.
Due to the forces having dedicated charging points, they rarely have to use public charges, but this is not always the case.
The most popular electric vehicle is the Nissan Leaf, with 27% (117 vehicles) of all-electric vehicles.
Police forces up and down the country have this year been offered to trial a £60,000 Tesla Model 3 patrol car that’s been fully adapted for officer use by the US car maker.
Elon Musk’s brand claimed it had received ‘mind-blowing’ reports from officers and plenty of public support for the 162mph electric saloon.
A synopsis of the first nine months of the trial published at the end of last year said the police Model 3 was capable of running for up to four hours of continuous ‘advanced driving conditions. Officers using the car can access the company’s Supercharger network.
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