The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are staring down a unique problem in the policing world: is it possible to turn the largest law enforcement fleet in North America green?The RCMP's Rideau Hall Response Unit is testing a Tesla Model Y to see how electric vehicles will work in the national fleet. Can the RCMP turn North America's largest law enforcement vehicle fleet green? They're about to find out.
As the boots-on-the-ground police in eight provinces, all three territories and 150 municipalities, the RCMP covers vast portions of the country — including many remote and rural areas with limited charging infrastructure and strained power grids. And while the two Teslas — with their panoramic glass sunroofs — are popular with some of the Mounties testing them out, Vickery said they likely won't be used in general duty.
"When we're talking about policing, that's a whole other scope of work. It's not just taking a retail and putting it all on the road," he said.