Cotati becomes first city in Sonoma County to add electric patrol vehicle to police force

by Staff, Bay City News September 16, 2022September 19, 2022

A Tesla Model Y is decked out in the colors of the Fremont Police Department in a 2021 file photo. Fremont's experiment with electric vehicles worked so well that the department added a second model to its fleet last year. The Cotati Police Department on Thursday became the first Sonoma County law enforcement agency to add an electric vehicle to its patrol fleet — also a Tesla Model Y. (Photo courtesy of Fremont Police Department/Twitter)

The next time you get pulled over for a traffic violation in Cotati, the officer who stopped you might be stepping out of a flashy new Tesla.

The city recently announced it has purchased a new electric police patrol car, the first fully-equipped electric police cruiser to be put into service in Sonoma County.

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