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Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis: Chicago Police should have SUVs

Posted Mar 28th 2008 at 7:47PM by Jeremy Korzeniewski

Filed under: Hybrid, Chevrolet, Ford, Legislation and Policy, Green Daily, USA



When newly-appointed Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis was given an open floor at a Chicago Crime Commission luncheon held in his honor, he suggested that he would like to see Chicago's aging fleet of Ford Crown Victoria police cars replaced with Chevrolet Tahoe's. He noted that the four-wheel-drive capabilities could prove helpful in Chicago's historically snowy winters and the extra storage space would also be welcome. While the emissions of these Tahoe's would likely be an improvement over the older Crown Vic, the fuel mileage is a wash at 11 miles per gallon. Yes, that's right -- their fuel mileage is not even in the teens.

Here's a perfect example of how Europe is thinking differently than the U.S. when it comes to what is really necessary for police work. Perhaps Chevy could at lease release a Police edition of their hybrid Tahoe?

[Source: The Chicago Tribune]

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Tags: chicago, chicago police, chicago-police, ChicagoPolice, hybrid tahoe, hybrid-tahoe, HybridTahoe, jody weis, jody-weis, JodyWeis, police, police car, police interceptor, police tahoe, police-tahoe, PoliceCar, PoliceInterceptor, PoliceTahoe, tahoe, tahoe hybrid, tahoe-hybrid, TahoeHybrid

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All 2008 Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptors to be E85 compatible

Posted Mar 25th 2007 at 5:42PM by Alex Nunez

Filed under: Ethanol, Ford



Amid the news that the 2008 Ford Crown Vic has been relegated to fleet vehicle status is word that the 4.6L V8 powering the Police Interceptor will be flexible-fuel compatible, meaning that all the '08-model Crown Victoria cop cars will be able to drink from the E85 pond. This is great for municipalities located in areas where the biofuel is readily available (assuming they buy any of the new cars). In other areas, such as this writer's Northeastern habitat, it probably won't make much of a difference, as E85 Ethanol pumps are hard to come by. In terms of police vehicles, GM's police-package Tahoe with the 5.3L V8 is also E85-compatible.

[Source: Ford]


Tags: 2008, 4.6L, crown victoria, CrownVictoria, cvpi, e85, fleet car, FleetCar, police interceptor, PoliceInterceptor

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