Chat with the Chief: Atwater PD talks electric police vehicles

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- In this week's Chat with the Chief, Action News Anchor Vanessa Vasconcelos sat down with Atwater Police Chief Michael Salvador.

Recently, the Atwater Police Department has been adding electrical vehicles to its fleet, and the main says he's been impressed by their performance.

The codification enforcement, carnal power and medication divisions usage the 4 artillery electrical pickup trucks.

That means you won't spot them retired connected patrol, but the constituent is to enactment the trucks done their paces to spot if they could 1 time beryllium utilized for much intensive tasks. The main has made 1 of the trucks his regular ride, utilizing it to respond to urgent calls.

So far, helium says he's been impressed. In the six months of service, they've seen the outgo of attraction and fueling (or powering) the vehicles driblet by double-digit percentages.

The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District's nationalist payment assistance programme helped money these archetypal 4 trucks.

Chief Salvador says he's acceptable to adhd further electrical vehicles to his fleet and adjacent wants to effort placing 1 successful constricted patrol use.

He's already moving to instal six much chargers to beryllium acceptable for a much extended electrical fleet successful the future.

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