Phillipine police roll on patrol in a NEV
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle)
The price of gas is getting out of hand everywhere. Ok, maybe not Venezuela, where its cheaper than our bottled water at ¢15 a gallon, but almost everywhere else, it's expensive. In the Philippines its so costly ($4.50 gallon in a country where, according to the Philippine National Statistics Office, the average household income is about $4,000 USD a year) that the Philippine National Police (PNP) has started testing neighborhood electric vehicles (NEV) with the goal of putting them into regular action.The customized vehicle can accommodate 4 adults and comes with a police light bar and "Polis" markings. There are no gears to shift, so operation is simple. With a top speed of 30 km/h (slow) they won't be involved in any high-speed chases but they're still adequate for routine patrols and providing police visibility. The force is also considering implementing bicycles.
[Source: Inquirer.net]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
7-16-2008 @ 8:48PM
Mark said...
"Stop! don't make me get out and run!"
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7-16-2008 @ 9:24PM
rj said...
great comedy - especially with 4 cops in the thing
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7-17-2008 @ 12:37PM
Bah said...
$4.50/g may be alot on a $4000 income, but considering that their islands aren't that big I doubt people really need to drive all that much either.
The NEV is awesome though, should serve the "Pulis" for most urban needs.
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7-17-2008 @ 4:29PM
radhoo said...
LOL, have you seen this police cars?
http://www.concept-cars.org/the-worlds-finest-police-cars.html
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