Police in Seaside police are getting a swank upgrade for their police cars. The department has approved adding two new luxury Tesla Model Y vehicles to the department’s fleet.
During a Thursday night City Council meeting, Seaside Police Chief Adbul Pridgen said his department’s fleet averages 26 miles per day.
Pridgen added that “there aren’t very many departments that are deploying electric vehicles and we wanted to be at the forefront of the movement to be more environmentally conscious.”
Each Telsa costs about $50,000.
In total, the department will be spending close to $354,000 on the two Tesla Model Y cars and three Ford Hybrids, plus other costs associated with the electric cars.
