Getting arrested in New York City just got more eco-friendly. According to the New York City Police Department is going to unveil a new fleet of 40 hybrids that officers are going to use on full-time patrol. The new hybrids are supposed to hit the “beat” in the next two weeks as part of the city’s plan for the men in blue to be more green.
The department already has some hybrid cars that they use, but the new hybrids will be the city’s first that will be used on patrol. These hybrids get about 35 miles per gallon while the non-hybrids that they now use only get about half of that. The city spent more than $1 million on the hybrids, but some still have their doubts. “We won’t know whether they are suitable for wider use until they are subjected to the NYPD’s demanding environment, which includes virtual 24-hour-a-day operation by multiple drivers,” explained NYPD spokesperson Paul Browne.
According to reports, 18 of the new hybrids will be marked, 20 of them will be unmarked and two of them will be disguised as yellow taxi cabs. If you plan on visiting New York City soon, be careful because you never know where the guys in “green” are going to be.