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<\/p>\nJul 24 2024<\/p>\n
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The Irvine Police Department announced that it will get a Tesla Cybertruck police vehicle upfitted by Unplugged Performance.<\/p>\n
Tesla vehicles have become popular with police departments around the world, but especially in the US.<\/p>\n
They are finding out that for their use cases, Tesla vehicles, especially Model Y, fit their needs perfectly while drastically cutting down their fuel and maintenance costs, which add up with their high usage as patrol vehicles.<\/p>\n
Unplugged Performance has emerged as the premier Tesla vehicle tuner. It is mainly for its performance and aerodynamic upgrades to Tesla vehicles, but more recently, the company launched its\u00a0Up.Fit<\/a>\u00a0division to convert Tesla vehicles into police vehicles.<\/p>\n They primarily do Model Ys, but they have recently unveiled\u00a0a Tesla Cybertruck police vehicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n We noted that this was most likely for promotion more than anything. That\u2019s considering the Cybertruck currently starts at $100,000 before any modification to become a police vehicle. It doesn\u2019t make it a very financially reasonable patrol vehicle.<\/p>\nTop comment by\u00a0Anupreet Singh<\/a><\/h2>\n
Waste of public money. I can understand the use of an EV by police, but I don’t see what CT does what a cheaper, less than half-priced EV can’t do. And, considering Musk’s antipathy towards California, this is the last thing CA voters want.<\/p>\n
However, we have now seen\u00a0Dubai Police buy one<\/a>, although not from Up.Fit.<\/p>\n
Now, the Irvine Police Department has announced that it is also getting a Cybertruck:<\/p>\n\n\n