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Here's one for the next series of World's Wildest Traffic Police Road Camera Reckless Offences Volume 4!: the Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric police car.
And if you believe the entirely non-cheesy PR line, it will help the cops ‘crack down on crime while cracking down on CO2 emissions'. Fighting talk, eh? Petty thieves all over the country will be literally quite worried as they consider whether to walk away from the pursuing electro-car or perhaps break into a light jog.
Meanwhile, those pesky joyriders will be planning sophisticated escapes that involve ‘simply driving about 100 miles at 50mph and waiting for that ridiculous rozzer to run out of charge - unless he uses his one blue light, in which case the battery will be dry by the time we get around the block'.
The car has been on trial with Forces for about a year now, and West Midlands Constabulary will be the first to run one in full operations next month.
We wish them luck.
Trumped-up charge
Mitsubishi reveals electric cop car. Crims will be literally quite worried
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Winbolt commented on this article
at 01:08 pm on 06 October 2009
How very British of us to give the criminal a sporting chance to get away. The sight of this in your rear view mirror will actually lull you into a false sense of security, so you don't notice the stinger coming up. Clever.
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Bobs commented on this article
at 01:50 pm on 06 October 2009
Well I guess we now know where all the crims are going to go now that the West Midlands are trying them out - thanks for leaving the rest of the country cime free. But seriously, someone deserves the stupidity award 2009 for this one.
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Hero_Sina commented on this article
at 04:59 pm on 06 October 2009
Bugatti Passenger:slow down overthere there is a Police car. Bugatti driver:Never mind i'm doing 250mph they cant see us we are soo fast Bugatti Passenger:But it is a Hybrid Mitsu. Bugatti driver:SH!!!!T,you should said it before,they will catch us, oh no i don't want to be arrested.
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Mikeado commented on this article
at 05:12 pm on 06 October 2009
Just steal a petrol Mitsubishi i and use the motorways in the West Midlands for an hour or so. Or hide in water (unless you're in a car.) Actually, even a petrol i would be a rediculous police car - Kei cars are far too tall to go whizzing around corners at high speed and weaving in and out of stuff. PC Plod, soon to be renamed iPlod or e-Plod, is gonna lose out big time if he needs to do any chasing. But if you're doing 35 in a 30 zone, boy are YOU in trouble!! You'll never see that tall white police car lurking silently behind you...
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JOHNJOE commented on this article
at 06:23 pm on 06 October 2009
if they need a green small cop car get a fiat panda 100bhp convert it to lpg and enjoy performance and economy in a car that is really small and fun to drive
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