08/31/2023
Source: Energy & Management Powernews
In a pilot project, the Bavarian police E-vehicles of different models test for your suitability in police operations. 20 purely battery electric vehicles are in the endurance test.
"The 20 new electric patrol cars are the first Bavaria-wide with a full police equipment," assured Bavaria's Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) at the start of the pilot project at the Bavarian Police, which is scheduled for one year. As far as possible the whole range of the requirements of the uniformed patrol service is to be covered in the context of the pilot test - from urban ranges over the rural area up to alpine regions, over all seasons away and around the clock.
Actually the vehicle park of the Bavarian police, so it is called from the Ministry of the Interior further, over approximately 9,200 uniformed and civilian vehicles. The total mileage at the state police headquarters - excluding the State Criminal Investigation Office, riot police and police administration office - is around 120 to 130 million kilometers per year. The police vehicles already include 69 all-electric cars, including ten uniformed BMW i3s. So far, these have mainly been used for administrative trips, but are not fully-fledged patrol cars due to their size.
The aim of the pilot project is to convert the officers' vehicle fleet "in suitable areas to be as climate-friendly as possible," Hermann said. After the final evaluation of the pilot project will be decided on the purchase of additional electric uniformed patrol cars, he announced.
In several police headquarters distributed in Bavaria, the electric vehicles of the models "Audi Q4 e-tron", "BMW iX1" and "VW ID.4" are now to be used for the next twelve months.
In addition to the pilot project in the uniformed area, Herrmann also announced that the civilian vehicle fleet will be gradually converted to alternative drives. The police-owned charging infrastructure required for this in the public properties of the Bavarian Police is currently being expanded - from 320 at present to up to 800 charging points at the end of 2030, he said. Hermann: "The Bavarian Police has around 10 million euros available in 2023 for equipping state-owned service buildings with charging facilities." In addition to purely battery-electric vehicles, other alternative vehicle models would also be "considered," such as fuel cell technology and the use of e-fuels.
Author: Davina Spohn
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