Green Vehicle Company Unveils 100% Electric Police Utility Terrain Vehicle
Many law enforcement and public safety patrol units already use utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) as a way to save money on gas — and help save the environment, too. But a new police-oriented UTV in development could take those savings to a whole new level.
The Xtreme Green Electric Vehicles company showcased their new XFORCE PRO UTV at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) 2016 Expo last week in San Diego. The booth also featured several other all-electric personal vehicles and small all-terrain vehicles.
“This new vehicle here will do anything that a gas vehicle will do,” Neil Roth, chief operating officer of Xtreme Green Electric Vehicles, said of the XFORCE PRO UTV. “The exciting part is that if you replace a gas version of this with ours, you’ll reduce carbon emissions by 10 times. The gas versions of this are four-by-fours with no catalytic converters to protect the environment.”
The XFORCE PRO UTV also features a heavy-duty break system, a full-color center console and instrument panel, power steering, and independent suspension for off-roading. And it does it all on a lithium ion phosphate battery — no gas required.
“Obviously, there’s also a smell and a noise factor,” Roth admitted. “But the real reason to go into electric is that it makes sense from a financial point of view.”
Roth estimates that for every $1,000 of gas spent on a regular vehicle, his UTVs cost only $10 to run. The XFORCE PRO UTV can get up to 60 miles on a single charge, though the company also offers larger battery options that offer up to 100 miles per charge. Full charges take only a few hours, depending on size and voltage — much like how the iPhone 6 takes 50 minutes to charge with a 12-watt USB power adapter, but the iPhone 6 Plus takes 2.5 hours. And because the UTV’s batteries are lithium, charges can be topped off while only half-full without depleting the battery life.
Xtreme Green Electric Vehicles also makes small electric vehicles catered to military, mining, and Fire/EMS industries. Roth started the company out of his garage in 2005, and now employs about two dozen workers at his Las Vegas manufacturing facility.
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