If you ever want to outrun the police in the USA, it could be about to get a whole lot easier; just keep driving for 524km.
Reports out of the USA suggest the Tesla Model 3 is being considered for police duty - and with a maximum range of 523km, outrunning the police would be simply a matter of time.
A Tesla Model 3 that had undergone a police-style makeover appeared at a police conference in Arizona, though the car in question had been modified (largely restricted to the matt-grey wrap and the internal red-and-blue light bar) by police equipment manufacturers Axon and Tomar.
But law enforcement in the USA and in Europe have voiced their interest in EVs (the Model S is used by the Freemont Police Force in the States, for example), largely owing to the reduced maintenance costs attached to them. And given the lower cost of entry into a Model 3 versus a Model S or X, Tesla's smallest car would likely be of the most interest.
So are the boys in blue about to go green? Watch this space.
Will EV police cars strike fear into the hearts of criminals? Tell us in the comments below.
Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold.
But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul.
And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard.
When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House.
But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others.
More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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