Electric cars have travelled ten times around the world
Thirty electric cars that were introduced to the fleet at West Midlands Police only eight months ago have already clocked up more than 256,200 miles the equivalent of travelling ten times around the world.
West Midlands police and crime commissioner Bob Jones (pictured above), said: This represents a saving of £24,472 in fuel costs in eight months equivalent to the cost of a years pay for one new police recruit.
At a time when we are facing financial challenges it is good to see that these cars are proving their worth and are also helping us to do our bit for the environment.
In the first eight months of use, the vehicles have also saved nearly 68 tonnes of CO2 in exhaust emissions.
The Nissan Leafs were brought into service in the second week of June last year and were split evenly across all ten local policing units (LPUs) as the diary cars to attend pre-arranged meetings with victims and people who have contacted the force.
The further use of electric vehicles is being considered in other areas of the forces vehicle fleet.
