Mitsubishi Electric Law Enforcer
How is any criminal going to take this serious? Even a speeding fiesta would try to outrun this Mitsubishi, as long you got a ½ tank of petrol, why not?, you know the batteries have to die sometime. And we already know the four wheel hamster ball only has a top speed of 80mph, 82mph if it’s downhill and the wind behind it.
Then again, with the 6000+ cameras on UK roads, earning approximately $250 million per year, they probably aren’t too worried about chasing down speeders.
Scenario
Ok, they arrive on the scene of a robbery in progress, apprehend the individual. Said individual is 6’4” and weighs 300+ lbs, not including the pockets full of stolen cigarettes, chocolate bars, and the pint of milk for the missus. He’s not fitting in that MiEV. Not even with lube.
Here’s another one for you. Youth. Council Estate Chavs. No longer will they hike off to the field for an evening of cow tipping. Why would they when they have the i-MiEV to tip. And with how brazen the youth of today are, they’re likely to throw a stick in the spokes of one of these during a high speed chase. So really, what use will it be? You can’t catch anyone. You can’t arrest anyone. The kids are gonna push it over. And, they don’t even have donut stores in England.
2009. This Year!
The first police spec i-MiEV’s are due to arrive in the UK by November, that’s next month,and after a 24 hour charge they will hit the streets in December. It’s believed the English ‘Bobby’s’ are drawing straws. Loser drives it.
I bet a few of the local departments are wishing they had attended the Police Show in Denver where the Holden was released as the official police car, instead of Birmingham.
It’s almost like someone found the script to next season’s Reno 911.
Graciously via: Carscoop.com
