CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — The Canandaigua Police Department now has two new electric vehicles in its fleet.
News10NBC’s Declan Stablow spoke to Canandaigua police about how they’re testing the EVs and how they can help the department. Canandaigua police are trying to find out whether their new electric vehicles can handle the same wear and tear as their gas-powered cruisers and if they’re cost efficient.
Canandaigua Police Chief Matthew Nielsen said he wasn’t a fan of the idea at first.
“I wasn’t always on board with it, but after seeing and designating specific assignments for those to test out, I’m confident the assignments we’re giving the vehicles will be fine for it,” Nielsen said.
One of the two new cars is for technicians who need extra equipment.
“That truck was suitable, with all the storage compartments and extra space in it, so that we could put all that gear in there, which wouldn’t overweigh the vehicle down, and the officer can drive it for normal patrol duty as well,” Nielsen said.
The other vehicle will be used for traffic enforcement.
“Traffic enforcement doesn’t require as much gear in the car as a normal patrol assignment, so with that reduced gear that’s a little smaller vehicle than the Explorers we usually use,” Nielsen said.
Nielsen said other city departments have had success with electric vehicles.
“What we’ve noticed from the implementation of the electric vehicles at our highway department, is that the vehicles don’t require much maintenance,” Nielsen said.
But he said the added weight means they may have to replace the tires more often. Nielsen is hopeful these new vehicles will save taxpayer money.
“With a mixed fleet there, you’ll have scenarios where we may be able to reduce some of the cost out on the taxpayer for how much fuel we run through on a day-to-day basis,” Nielsen said.
These electric vehicles were funded by a clean energy grant NYSERDA provided the city of Canandaigua. Nielsen said these new cars are additions, not replacements, so if they don’t work out for whatever reason, the department won’t be down any cruisers.
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