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 a

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.