Modified Tesla Model 3s tested in emergency services trial

An electric police car? Stop right now with the jokes about running out of juice just as it’s about to catch the criminals. According to research by Tesla, electric cars could be the future of (silent) police pursuits.

The electric car maker has been trialling a number of Model 3s across forces in the UK over the past nine months. It has now revealed its specially modified Tesla Model 3 police cars are capable of over 200 miles of blue light advance driving.

Its research suggests that the Model 3 is capable of running for more than four hours on active deployment under advanced driving conditions - and that the average blue light run in the UK is around seven to 15 minutes in total.