NOEL KING, HOST: Good morning. I'm Noel King. In an attempt to go greener, the police department in Fremont, Calif., bought an electric police car, a Tesla. Better for the environment, maybe, but a recent high-speed chase showed the downside. A police officer was pursuing a suspect when his car alerted him that it only had six miles of battery left. He had to pull over and recharge. The suspect got away. A city spokeswoman noted that a regular police car could have easily run out of gas.
A police officer in Fremont was pursuing a suspect when his Tesla patrol car alerted him that it only had "six miles of battery" left. He had to pull over and recharge. The suspect got away.