A fleet of BMW i3 electric vehicles (EVs), leased by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) at a cost of more than $10m, is barely being used, according to a critical report by CBS Los Angeles. It revealed many of the EVs in the LAPD garage had just a few thousand miles on their clocks or even just a few hundred in some cases, and also were being used by staff for personal errands. The report, which was commissioned by LAPD, found that only one out of every 10 cars owned by the department has been driven since it began leasing them last year.
A fleet of BMW i3 electric vehicles (EVs), leased by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) at a cost of more than $10m, is barely being used, according to a critical report by CBS Los Angeles. It revealed many of the EVs in the LAPD garage had just a few thousand miles on their clocks or even just a few hundred in some cases, and also were being used by staff for personal errands. The ambitious initiative began in 2016 with i3s making up most of the fleet of 160 fully electric vehicles.