Police spend £1,500,000 on electric cars that are too slow to catch criminals

One slight problem

At least 448 green vehicles have been bought by police forces across the country in a bid to meet emission targets.

But there’s just one slight problem – they aren’t much good at chasing crooks or rushing to save people in crisis. Practically all of the vehicles, which cost at least £1.49 million altogether, are used for non-emergencies and for bosses to travel to work. Official police reports say it takes too long to charge the batteries to be ready for a hot pursuit at a moment’s notice.One of the Metropolitan’s BMW i3 zero emission vehicles

According to figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, 30 of the UK’s 46 police forces bought or leased the 448 green-vehicles.Several authorities refused to reveal how much they spent, meaning the collective figure is likely to be well over the £1.49 million.He said: ‘Police bosses need to show a bit of common sense.

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