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Old 02-22-2008, 06:28 AM
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Default Re: Rant of the Month

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Originally Posted by Sungod18 View Post
Someone mentioned law enforcement and GM.

I doubt we'd ever see hybrid's among the police. Most cars in the force I would think need the the ability to be able to run down and pull over the average speeded. I don't think the basic hybrid would cut it. They would need a more powerful sports hybrid which going into costly territory.
I can't see hybrids working as LEO vehicles outside of dense urban areas. In fact, when I was in Krakow, Poland last year the police did have several Prius patrol cars.

I can see diesel patrol cars in the US, however. The Germans have been doing this for years.

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