The Bargersville, Indiana, Police Department is updating its fleet to Tesla Model 3s after they figured out that they will save a lot of money on gas, and that the Tesla Model 3s don’t compromise performance compared to the Dodge Chargers. From a report: We are starting to see Tesla vehicles becoming quite popular with police departments all over the world. In Tesla’s own backyard, the Fremont Police Department converted a used Tesla Model S to a patrol vehicle.

The Luxembourg Police converted two Model S sedans to patrol cars, and the largest fleet of Tesla police patrol vehicles is in Switzerland. At this point, there are about a dozen police departments going electric with Tesla vehicles, but we have never heard of one going with the Model 3 until now. The Bargersville Police Department decided to go for it.

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Source: Slashdot – Tesla Model 3 Gets the Nod From Police Over Cost and Performance, Bye-Bye Dodge Charger