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Fremont police Tesla runs low on juice in high-speed chase

30 points by lelf 7y ago

tw04 7y ago
I'm not sure why this is even newsworthy. An officer forgot to put the cruiser on the charger at the end of his shift so it ran low. The department even stated this happens all the time with gas powered cruisers. It doesn't matter if it takes less time to fill up with gas than charge the car if the officer only noticed it's low mid-chase.
- mavhc 7y ago
  Reminds me of the fake headline: https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/bi4orh/another_fiery_tesla_crash/ https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/bi4orh/another...
- Krasnol 7y ago
  Whenever I see this kind of "news" I imagine how the news must have looked like when cars replaced horses.
  - happytoexplain 7y ago
    This comparison is incredibly tired. People may scrutinize electric cars unfairly, but there are real scrutinies to be made, and you can't just wave everybody away by calling them luddites. I also find the choice of comparison to smack of superiority, which is the last thing techno-progressives need more of in their public image.
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- Florin_Andrei 7y ago
  This is how I imagine news in 1910: San Francisco police Ford T runs low on juice in high-speed chase, better go back to horse buggies.
  - Gibbon1 7y ago
    Ford Model T Stuck in Mud on 3rd st! Pulled out by Mules!
- youeseh 7y ago
  Because, Tesla!
- Gibbon1 7y ago
  Talked to a cop once. He said one way of dealing with a fast cars during a chase was to break it off after a while. Smarter ones will abandon the car. Dumb ones will head to a gas station to fill their tank and that's were you pop them.
avocado4 7y ago
In other news, Fremont police is driving Teslas.
- desine 7y ago
  Per the article, they have one 2014 Model S that they bought used in 2018, and recently rolled out as a test program
whenchamenia 7y ago
New agressive criminal tactics come to light; regular fill-ups, not pulling over. Public in danger! Film at 11.
projektfu 7y ago
Why don't they stop with the high-speed chases anyway? It puts everyone at more risk as well as the cop's life in more danger. Then, when the chase ends, the officer is so amped up he or she is much more likely to open fire.
- cjensen 7y ago
  The article states that they stopped as soon as conditions turned dangerous. This is a very common outcome by the Fremont Police Department. Worth noting also that criminals know about the rules... which one might speculate gives them an incentive to flee into dangerous situations.
  - projektfu 7y ago
    After reaching speeds of 120MPH before it got "dangerous".
- choward 7y ago
  I know it's anecdotal, but my mom is a police dispatcher and told me they call off high speed chases all the time, especially those involving motorcycles.
mruts 7y ago
Teslas don’t seem like a good idea to me for a police depsrtment. Not only are they significantly more expensive (20k more according to the article), but they also suffer from battery degredation, long repair times, and also a reliance on a single company to still exist in the future to provide repairs (which is definately not a given if you trust Tesla bond yields). Also the dependence on Tesla charging stations is not ideal either, though probably not a huge issue in California. Personally I’m not sure I would ever buy an electric vehicle (not that I even have the option where I live) and if had to guess, I wouldn’t be surprised if oil powered cars are the dominant paradigm for the next 50 years or so. Even after that, I would guess that oil powered cars are going to be driving for at least 100 years at best. Ignoring the climate externality, oil is, like, the best. The most useful substance that man has ever found, probably.
- mavhc 7y ago
  Yeah, apart from how it's killing every, it's awesome. Police cars are idle a lot of the time, great use for EV. No need to keep the engine running to power their computers/radios. They don't suffer from battery degradation. And why would they rely on Tesla charging stations? You can charge them from pretty much anything.
ericcumbee 7y ago
A relative of mine is a cop that works a stretch of I-75. He was in a high speed chase towards the end of his shift and ran out of gas about 40 miles down the road, and had to wait for another officer to bring him a gas can. not sure how this is any different.
- briffle 7y ago
  Ford doesn't have as high of a percentage of stock shorters :)

30 points by lelf 7y ago

tw04 7y ago

I'm not sure why this is even newsworthy. An officer forgot to put the cruiser on the charger at the end of his shift so it ran low. The department even stated this happens all the time with gas powered cruisers. It doesn't matter if it takes less time to fill up with gas than charge the car if the officer only noticed it's low mid-chase.

mavhc 7y ago
Reminds me of the fake headline: https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/bi4orh/another_fiery_tesla_crash/ https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/bi4orh/another...
Krasnol 7y ago
Whenever I see this kind of "news" I imagine how the news must have looked like when cars replaced horses.
- happytoexplain 7y ago
  This comparison is incredibly tired. People may scrutinize electric cars unfairly, but there are real scrutinies to be made, and you can't just wave everybody away by calling them luddites. I also find the choice of comparison to smack of superiority, which is the last thing techno-progressives need more of in their public image.
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Florin_Andrei 7y ago
This is how I imagine news in 1910: San Francisco police Ford T runs low on juice in high-speed chase, better go back to horse buggies.
- Gibbon1 7y ago
  Ford Model T Stuck in Mud on 3rd st! Pulled out by Mules!
youeseh 7y ago
Because, Tesla!
Gibbon1 7y ago
Talked to a cop once. He said one way of dealing with a fast cars during a chase was to break it off after a while. Smarter ones will abandon the car. Dumb ones will head to a gas station to fill their tank and that's were you pop them.

avocado4 7y ago

In other news, Fremont police is driving Teslas.

desine 7y ago
Per the article, they have one 2014 Model S that they bought used in 2018, and recently rolled out as a test program

whenchamenia 7y ago

New agressive criminal tactics come to light; regular fill-ups, not pulling over. Public in danger! Film at 11.

projektfu 7y ago

Why don't they stop with the high-speed chases anyway? It puts everyone at more risk as well as the cop's life in more danger. Then, when the chase ends, the officer is so amped up he or she is much more likely to open fire.

cjensen 7y ago
The article states that they stopped as soon as conditions turned dangerous. This is a very common outcome by the Fremont Police Department. Worth noting also that criminals know about the rules... which one might speculate gives them an incentive to flee into dangerous situations.
- projektfu 7y ago
  After reaching speeds of 120MPH before it got "dangerous".
choward 7y ago
I know it's anecdotal, but my mom is a police dispatcher and told me they call off high speed chases all the time, especially those involving motorcycles.

mruts 7y ago

Teslas don’t seem like a good idea to me for a police depsrtment. Not only are they significantly more expensive (20k more according to the article), but they also suffer from battery degredation, long repair times, and also a reliance on a single company to still exist in the future to provide repairs (which is definately not a given if you trust Tesla bond yields). Also the dependence on Tesla charging stations is not ideal either, though probably not a huge issue in California. Personally I’m not sure I would ever buy an electric vehicle (not that I even have the option where I live) and if had to guess, I wouldn’t be surprised if oil powered cars are the dominant paradigm for the next 50 years or so. Even after that, I would guess that oil powered cars are going to be driving for at least 100 years at best. Ignoring the climate externality, oil is, like, the best. The most useful substance that man has ever found, probably.

mavhc 7y ago
Yeah, apart from how it's killing every, it's awesome. Police cars are idle a lot of the time, great use for EV. No need to keep the engine running to power their computers/radios. They don't suffer from battery degradation. And why would they rely on Tesla charging stations? You can charge them from pretty much anything.

ericcumbee 7y ago

A relative of mine is a cop that works a stretch of I-75. He was in a high speed chase towards the end of his shift and ran out of gas about 40 miles down the road, and had to wait for another officer to bring him a gas can. not sure how this is any different.

briffle 7y ago
Ford doesn't have as high of a percentage of stock shorters :)