California Police departments are using electric Tesla patrol cars in a new green initiative - but complaints have emerged about the vehicles. The change comes after California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law that all vehicles will be zero-emission by 2035 - and one police department,

The EVs termed unusable were the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, while F-150 Lightning electric trucks have been more warmly welcomed.

Departments that have tested the Model 3 and Y on duty say their cramped cabins, range issues, and Autopilot woes limit their value.

Police in California are experiencing what happens when good intentions crash into reality. Police departments are transitioning to battery powered vehicles but those vehicles come with challenges that make cops’ jobs more difficult.

California police departments are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on Teslas to comply with the state’s zero-emissions mandate — only for some to find them “nearly unusable” as squad cars. Multiple municipalities have started buying modified electric cars since Gov.