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British Police Love The Chevy Volt, Name It Top Crime Fighter

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It’s no secret that the NYPD has a fleet of twenty 2011 Chevrolet Volts which help civilian traffic enforcement agents carry out duties throughout the city of New York, but now the Chevrolet Volt’s European sibling is proving popular with law enforcement agencies in the U.K.

In a recent Intelligent Transport Systems competition run by the Association of Chief Police Officers -- the U.K. equivalent of superintendents -- a 2012 Vauxhall Ampera (Chevrolet Volt) won top place for its crime-fighting potential.

Just like the NYPD Volts however, the British police-issue Ampera isn’t stock.

2011 Chevrolet Volt joins NYPD Fleet

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Fitted with additional computer equipment to enable law enforcement officers to connect directly to police databases, the plug-in hybrid cop car also includes all-round cameras for evidence gathering and dual screens to enable either passenger or front passenger to operate the police equipment.

And of course, its own flashing lights and police-issue siren.

With a top speed of 100 mph and a 0-60 time of nearly 9 seconds, the cop cars certainly won’t be doing any high-speed pursuits on freeways.

But it is likely to prove popular with police forces in congested city centers, where its all-electric operation both enables it to sneak up on unsuspecting criminals and reduce the fuel costs of the local force.

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John Brown Posted: 2/14/2012 10:00am PST

I bought a new 1999 GM vehicle and brought it back to the dealer a week later with 500 miles on it and it was down a quart of oil. GM told me if I paid an additional $3,000, they would replace the brand new car I had just bought. In the Lemon Law Hearing I won six months later, the GM representative actually stated burning a quart of oil every 100-200 miles "was normal" in a brand new vehicle. Since then I've purchase three VW diesel vehicles that average 40MPG and get over 50MPG on a trip if you go 65MPH. No thanks, Government Motors.

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robok2 Posted: 2/14/2012 11:13am PST

And still bitter 13 years later, I see... Ah, the brilliant old Government Motors reference, too... It must truly pain you to see the billions in profit these days, then, too. Interesting, also, that warranties apparently applied to everyone except you in 1999.

If GM treated you badly, bad on them, but it's not 1999 and you're not in Kansas anymore, Dorothy.

I'm sure your bad experiences in 1999 will directly affect the Volt driven by British police in 2012, but but can you help me out with the connection again...

VW... Uh, yeah, choose the only OEM with a worse quality record than GM, and I say that as an Audi driver. BTW, my A$ burns oil big time and especially the first few hundred miles, too...

Is counseling an option for you?

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Doug Hamerski Posted: 2/15/2012 11:17am PST

My Volt gets 110 MPG. Welcome to the twenty first century! Also, diesel has a higher energy density so MPG don't directly equate. Plus it smells bad. And is loud.

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