Brookhaven Police Purchase Electric Tesla Model S

BROOKHAVEN, GA -- The city has purchased a used Tesla Model 6 and is currently putting the electric vehicle through rigorous field testing to determine if it would make a better patrol car the city is currently using.

“The Tesla Model S only had 22,000 miles on it, comes with a 100,000 mile/eight-year warranty, and we got it at a reasonable $45,000, saving taxpayer dollars by using confiscated funds,” said Brookhaven City Manager Christian Sigman. “I don’t know of any other city this side of the Mississippi that is testing an electric vehicle platform for patrol vehicles. Other cities have electric cars for city planners, code enforcement and other officials, that’s not uncommon. We will be the first to use them for law enforcement patrol operations.”

The city is partnering with Georgia Power, which is analyzing current city vehicle data, such as mileage and usage patterns and comparing that data with similar electric car models to see which cars are potential options to replace gas-powered vehicles. Georgia Power is providing a telemetric device for use on the control Tesla comparing it to current standard gas-powered police patrol car use.

“Almost every area of the City’s government has sustainability underpinnings, not only day-to-day operations but long-term planning as well,” noted Brookhaven Mayor John Ernst. “We are looking at everything we do, strategically and tactically, in terms of procurement, technology, processes, and procedures from an environmental perspective.”