Dubai’s police force, famous for its stable of exotic supercars, has added yet another high-tech, rear-wheel-drive vehicle to its fleet.
With a top speed of about 95 miles (150 kilometres) per hour, the BMW i3 will probably leave any high-speed chases to the Bugatti Veyron and Porsche 918 already operated by the police. But the small hatchback wins hands-down in the emissions department: its powertrain is fully electric.
Clad in the green and white livery of Dubai’s police force, the new car was on display at a recent event in the city’s financial district. Inside the venue, Energy Minister Suhail Al-Mazrouei said the UAE aims to have electric cars make up 10 percent of all government vehicles as part of a plan to reduce total carbon dioxide emissions by 15 percent by 2021.
Earlier this year, Dubai’s transport authority announced a plan to buy 200 cars from luxury electric carmaker Tesla for use by the state-run taxi service. Tesla will open its first Middle Eastern showroom in Dubai this summer, and has installed charging stations across the UAE.
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حضور سعادة اللواء عبدالله خليفة المري القائد العام لـ #شرطة_دبي لتدشين السيارات الكهربائية BMW pic.twitter.com/2dN7PSwg8S— Dubai Policeشرطة دبي (@DubaiPoliceHQ) May 10, 2017
The police force also showed off its new wheels in a video posted on Twitter. It didn’t say whether the i3 would pave the way for more electric police cars in the future.
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