Speaking from experience, this makes a ton of sense. In my department, officers share cars, so the cars are literally running 24/7 between all 3 shifts. Most of which is idle time. A typical car sees anywhere between 100 - 150 miles a day (36,000 - 54,000 miles a year). After just 4 years the cars are useless. They’re plagued by engine issues due to the catastrophically high idle periods. A Tesla fleet solves that problem. The car can very easily last 2 days on one charge then get juiced up for 4 hours overnight when needed. For departments who give their officers personal cars, this would be a game changer as far as cost of ownership goes. I’ve owned my Model Y for 2 years now and the only thing the car asks me for is a charge every night. It has been rick solid.
Well it likely won’t last 2 days because EV mileage is calculated assuming you’re driving the car. If you’re sitting in it with screen on, AC going, likely listening music you’re going to run down the battery even without driving. That said you’d probably only lose about 5 miles of EV range per idle hour.
That’s what I was thinking, about no idle hours. Police cars have so many electric accessories, electric cars make great sense for this. And yeah the most recent police car that fares well with very high idle hours is the Crown Victoria and the newest ones are 11-12 years old at this point.
@@Noadvantage246 depends how much AC you using lol and lights. I have a tesla and can confirmation 2 days easly can be done I drive a fair bit for work 50 in 50 out so that 100 a day and I've forgotten to charge and its still gotten me there and back with some left on the top! most of the cars underreport charge state to make sure you get home before you run flat.
@@biggles9604 This is my point, when you’re in your car you’re driving. Police cars drive over 100 miles a day AND sit for ~16hrs “idling” everyday. Tesla doesn’t idle but ppl will still be running down the battery. Assuming 5 miles per idle hour from accessory usage means police usage is more like 150 miles of driving + 80. So 230 “miles” per day. Side note you got to think about infrastructure. Not only would it be harder on the city power grid but what happens in a power outage? If all or most emergency vehicles are all EV a power outage would cripple the police right when they’re needed the most.
The last thing the police need is a cybertruck. We don't need some hot shot 20-year-old cop barreling down a 25 mph speed zone at 70 in a 8,000 lb death missile.
@@Quirkomatic listen to the video he literally said they break even in 2 years meaning that anything after 2 years is basically saving money compared to ICE
@@Quirkomatic you’re not understanding the rest of the points, we understand that the purchasing price is higher than ICE, but the maintenance fees are significantly lower meaning that over the course of 2/3 years that supposed 10/20k difference in price evens out or leads to savings long-term
I'm definitely not a Tesla person but this seems like a great concept, with idling and all this would really have a great impact on the environment and fuel savings, a quieter car would make communication easier, Teslas are pretty safe in a crash, lower maintenance costs, etc. They also accelerate extremely quickly and have better 'throttle' response compared to gasoline cars which means an officer has more opportunity to slot into traffic from a stop on the side of the road and catch up to a reckless driver. 10/10 concept, can't wait to see these on the road!
@@vroometernal You didn't even read the comment holy. He talked about zero idle fuel use. Police cars spend so much time idle which could save thousands a year! Also having full power at any state is amazing. Most 0-60 times are useless since you need to activate launch control which you can't do for 8+ hours a day unless you like having a reving engine for 8+ hours a day. With a Tesla... floor the pedal and you get the claimed 0-60.
Safety is a HUGE plus also, Teslas are among the safest cars on the road with high rollover resistance, and since there is no engine in the front the driver remains safer. The A pillar strength is also the highest in the industry if I’m not mistaken. So it’s a win all around!
2 Kids died when there tesla T-boned and also killed elderly couple in their van. Took fire department hours to contain the fire. I would disagree on safety... They are way heavy for a sedan crossover. Battery fires are tough to put out....
@@kmp423 Yeah then theres the ev school bus that caught on fire. Very fucking catastrophic. Much heavier and more dangerous. I'm thankful that bus driver got call the kids off the bus right before it went into flames.
The screen integration Is a lot better idea for police use as youth or police use as a lot of people just bolt an extra screen to the - and then do a very poor indication These guys seem to have put a lot more thought into it Well done
im shcoked they dont have the screen tilt installed. first thing i did to my tesla was install that. better angle to view the screen for the driver especially if they are using it to read a ton of stuff
From losing his starting QB job as a New York Jet to becoming a car designer, I'm so proud of Zach Wilson. Hope he strives in his new job (as long as he doesn't date anybody's mom). 🎉👏
@Craig Rose The failure of Silicon Valley Bank has torn into global markets, with investors ripping up their forecasts for further rises in interest rates and dumping bank stocks around the world. I'm at a crossroads deciding if to liquidate my dipping 200k stock portfolio, what's the best way to take advantage of this bear market?
@Lucas Grisham .I've actually been looking into advisors lately, the news I've been seeing in the market hasn't been so encouraging, who's the person guiding you?
For me, the electric vehicle is ideal for that purpose: good acceleration, and when the vehicle is stopped at idle, it's not consuming much. Besides all that, the integration of the screen for the officers to use seemed most astonishing to me. I liked it a lot, and I hope you can get orders from police departments all over the country.
This guy is smart in Choosing Tesla and knowing they have the ability to make vehicles and know they’re the top pick when it comes to the software also! Very smart move! If only the Wall Street investors were this smart 🤣
This is amazing for so many reasons. Maintenance costs are super low (personal experience with a Tesla). Operational cost is almost nil assuming they charge at the station for free. Even if it's not free, a full tank in DC on Pepco costs me about $2. Cops sit idle a lot and the idle cost is also extremely low as EVs aren't impacted much by idle. Super fast to chase idiots down. The most secure software of all EVs so far. No need for a separate PC. All cars can be tracked, and all Teslas have built in dash cams.
And a The Tesla Model PD will also be great for a extra 3 things. 1. When cops are sitting idle and they can't use their phone to watch anything. Tesla can! 2. When pitstopping a car, the crime offender will think he has escaped but thanks to the sweet quiet and fast torque, they will get pitted without knowing! 3. And finally, most fuel or diesel cop cars are being used right now and since they have to sometimes speed because it it a highway chase. Since they were speeding their cop cars were sending out a LOT of pollution. But with the Tesla... 100% Electric. Bonus! If any people hate the Tesla Model PD especially on road. I'm sure we be getting a fine!
I love what has been done with this car to make it police cruiser ready, but the one thing that stood out to me is the rear seat cage. That glass on the rear door is very fragile being frameless (and not dual-pane like the front glass), and there's no bars or anything protecting it from getting busted out. I wonder how they're going to address that.
@@jaakkoiswatching6437 I have a 2021 Model Y and the rear glass is not dual-pane. It is possible that they changed it for newer models, but it's still glass and can easily be kicked out or broken.
I've noticed that in the bigger cities, patrol vehicles show up at a call and handle the situation at hand and if an individual is being arrested they call in a van to transport the arrested person so the patrol car can go on to the next service call. I wonder if that was their thinking in not putting bars on the rear windows.
What switch is that and how did you wire it in to be able to use the screen on a PC? This would be very useful for me as well and I've been searching for a way to do this! How?!?!!
@Delarocky the fact that this CAN be done is amazing! Now we all need to come together and find out how and what adapter is being used. I've checked on #Tsportline #RPMTESLA and a few others...nothing. We NEED this adapter AND a step by step tutorial on how it's installed.
@@charlie_nolan ehh, not really. watch some ASP videos, those guys jump curbs in their chargers at 80+ and the cars hold up just fine. explorers arent great but there are some videos of them taking curbs at 30ish just fine. nothing will beat a crown vic though
@@sminem6572 yeah, also in terms of longevity and maintenance. Chargers and Explorers will get engine issues with high idling, and neither of those hold up to rust as well as body on frame vehicles. Electric cars should solve any engine idling issues though
this is pretty interesting! He mentions the cost of maintenance and "breaking even" on the cost of the vehicle. Seems like that could be an incentive for lower-budget police departments?
Pretty cool. Could the police software become an app in tesla OS so it's not flipping between two computers? I guess if police use special radio data it could be an issue. If not, you might need one of those additional displays over the steering wheel just for at least seeing the speed. Those are available after market and seemingly reasonably good.
You would have to contact them at ModelpdDOTcom and ask them about the app. They do plan to have a display over the steering wheel for when the main screen is not showing that information. It was not yet hooked up in this car.
The Tesla Infotainment system I believe is just their in-house QT Wrapper on top of a Linux distribution (idk what version but probably either Debian, Fedora or Red Hat) and so it could be possible but I don't think Tesla would ever open up their Linux System to 3rd-party software any time soon and from what I know, most police departments (at least in the UK) run Microsoft Windows and so for now at least they would have to utilise 2 screens in the interior...
If they use Windows they obviously don't care about security or bugs. HA!!! They obviously got stuck in it decades ago. (Elon uses iPads on Dragon capsule hint hint and they ain't runnin' iOS so much as propriatary NASA software) I agree though - that dual booting seems really dumb for 2023 🇺🇸
@@Frigobar_Ranamelonico I think so, my parents both have tesla and for minor issues Tesla will send an employee to their house to fix it and for larger issues they will come to your house, tow your car, and you can have it back within the week.
Yeah, me too ... Uconnect has similar option where for less then 500 bucks Android module can be plugged to it and holding finger on non button area of the screen for 3 secs will switch it back and forth, ofcourse backup camera and phone still overrides it, it's like much better Android auto where anything for that version of OS can be downloaded from google play
Imagine that thing just sprinting towards you as you attempt to pull away from it lol. This is also great from Tesla’s data. Police cars are beat the crap out of quite literally. For Tesla, it’s like a free endurance testing for most components under extreme continuous stress.
Departments also often replace vehicles when they don’t need to. Not because of maintenance costs, but because of planned obsolescence- the computer systems and warning lights etc become outdated. You could re-upfit the cars and keep using them, which some departments do, or you can be lazy and just decommission them and sell them long before they’re worse for wear which most do.
las vegas PD buys new vehicles every 80-100k miles.....and i think they have been using the same V style lightbars since the 90s still to this day. i have seen many new vehicles with some pretty beat up light bars. they reused mostly everything in the new cars. and this was still even back in the CVPI days and those were solid vehicles with very low costs to maintain. now they use exlorers and i see the same equipment in those other than some newer tech like updated laptops and such.
The average police cruiser drives less than 100 miles on an 8 hour shift. With an efficiency of 3.5 miles per kWh that's only 28 kWh of juice per day which can easily be replaced with a Tesla home Level 2 charger (19 kW version), in a little over 90 minutes (or less than 15 minutes on a SuperCharger).
Are you able to share where the power source is for all of the emergency equipment? Looking to do a blue light install on a Model 3 that I have on the way, but I have struggled to find any documentation on where to hardwire to for a 12v switched power source. So far I've found that there is a red wire in a harness at the floor near the passenger A-pillar, but there is no documentation of the amperage rating and I wouldn't be comfortable putting much more than a dash cam or radar detector on it due to the high gauge (and subsequently, high resistance) of the wire.
Do not splice into the large red wire on the passenger side. That wire is for DC/DC between the LV battery and PCS in HV battery. On the driver's side football there is a small white connector that appears unused. It is where a harness would connect if you wire in a trailer brake system (the tow hitch comes with a pigtail for it). That connector has a switched 12V source.
Blue lights for exterior lighting on non-law enforcement vehicles are illegal. And confirming you want to install a dash cam onto a vehicle that already has built in cameras on all four sides that record? As for radar detector, police in most areas use LIDAR, not radar to detect speed.
@@vickip4111 as a firefighter holding a blue light authorization certificate (New York State), I am legally able to install and use blue lights to respond to fire emergencies. New York does things a little different than Canada and some other US states: Law enforcement uses red/blue and a siren, fire/ems apparatus use red lights and a siren, volunteer ambulance personnel use green lights without a siren, and volunteer firefighters use blue lights without a siren. No, I am not saying I want to install a dash cam - I was using that as an example of something that is low-amperage. Police in my area use Ka and K-band radar, so a radar detector actually is functional and I do plan to install one.
@@chstra45 Thanks for the advice. I did look into that, but it sounds like they are disabling power to that connector now unless you have purchased the tow package. And I wasn't referring to the large red wire. In one of the bundles of wires is an 18 ish gauge red wire that's switched (turns on with a brake press and turns off 15 seconds after you exit), and some of the tutorial videos use that. I just want to be cautious drawing much power off it especially considering it powers something else too.
Great video. I'm a fan of Tesla and love to see these advancements. I think Electric is the future direction for most auto production. The modifications look great and should be exactly what the police need. It's great to see you are able to incorporate a Windows desktop into the front display. Thanks for making this video.
Also, I’m surprised no one’s mentioned this but the acceleration is much faster than the ICE vehicles they use. Quick acceleration is important for cops
@@carstenb23No one’s mentioned it because it’s a well known fact. Acceleration is far better than most performance combustion engine vehicles, unfortunately that comes at the cost of range, top speed, and a lot more.. Electric is great and all, but Hydrogen is the future…
@@VersoTai I meant that no one has mentioned that EVs’ acceleration is really beneficial for cops. Also are you sure hydrogen is the future? Never heard someone say that 🤔
Ya? Electric is the future? With all the mining and slave labor happening in other countries? So destroying the earth faster than an ICE is going to become the future? That's wonderful. Clearly you haven't done much research on EVs. Because if you did you'd know that mining that much lithium, alkaline, manganese, cobalt, and nickel would mean the end of humanity a lot quicker than just sticking with combustion engines. With EVs, you're not actually fixing any problems. You're just moving the problems somewhere else and making it worse for the people who have to deal with those issues. An EV requires electricity, too, which, if you live in the USA, means it's probably going to come from a very high polluting energy source like coal or oil. When you say "electric is the future direction for most auto production" you're just showing how little you know about cars. With EVs all you are doing is making pollution worse but living in a delusion that because you're not directly producing carbon it's 100% safe with no emissions at all. But keep living in that fantasy, I guess. When people start trying to make it a law, and then we realize how shitty electric cars are, we're all going to move right back to ICEs.
@@carstenb23 no one's mentioned it because it doesn't matter. The Ford Explorer's being used in a lot of departments currently have 440 BHP coming out of a twin turbo ecoboost V6. Acceleration is not a problem.
There's already aftermarket hdmi output that a lot of RUclipsrs use for recording footage from the center screen. Presumably this is similar. I don't think there's anything particularly proprietary about the screen itself.
@Rad Daks I would LOVE to have an HDMI input on my M3. Literally only thing I'm missing on my car. If you can link me to any HDMI in box/mod that would be great. Not talking about capturing the screen.
This is very cool, I would love an electric patrol vehicle. The only problem I see with it (and maybe it's been addressed) is the computer. Is the computer fully integrated? Or is there a stand out of the way where you can mount your laptop and the screen is mirrored to the tesla display? I ask because I remove my computer a lot (entering evidence, bringing it to our warrant room, training, etc) and not being able to bring my computer with me will be a big detriment. I also really like the customization a separate laptop stand offers, I can adjust where my screen is and how close it is. People who need to push the seat back may have difficulty reaching the screen and there's no ability to adjust that.
I think the reliability of the Tesla long term will be the future story here: they will be out patrolling more time than in for service & repair compared to ICE vehicles.
@@sirisa3770 Tesla had some well publicised quality control issues when they were first ramping production, but are now on par with most mass volume producers. Regarding reliability and battery life you are wrong. All Tesla have a minimum battery warrantee of 8 years / 120-150k miles which is about as long as most gas engines and gearboxes last....
Imagine an officer with gloves on trying to do a three point turn swiping on the screen to change from drive to reverse. Or "sorry we don't have any agents aviable at the moment they are all charging their vehicles."
The only question i have. Is about the repaircost, as some police cars, tend to be more often in need of repairs. I doubt a police would want a car to be offline for 2-3 month.
I’d love to own one so I can mount Amateur Radio Antennas on the Carbon Fiber Roof that they replaced the glass Roof with. If I get a Model 3 I can mount Antennas on the trunk lid lip using. Lip Mount. The Windows computer takeover of the Tesla Screen also works with the Contest logging, FT4, FT8, RTTY and ICOM Radio Control software, as well as for use with WinLink email software (this is email that uses Amateur Radio and works when the Internet is down).
Yeah, I can just imagine a Police Dept Cybertruck, all decked out in the Police livery, arriving at the crime scene. The Crims will crap themselves! LOL. Cheers.
My question is how does the carbon roof effect the safety? I have heard that the top glass is insanely strong and can handle more than the weight of the car.
It would be pretty cool if Tesla had a pass-through or screen mirroring option for their center screen. IE: You could connect an HDMI or DisplayPort cable and have it pass the video stream to a window on the main screen. It would be even better if it could pass-through touch screen inputs too!
Range isn't a big issue for a police version of the Tesla because a police gas vehicle, such as an Explorer or Charger patrolling a city is only going to get about 100 miles before it's time to fill up again. The Tesla has better range than that. And a police car for the most part of the day is idling at service calls, investigation scenes, or while they are completing their reports in the car. The idle time increases oil change intervals.
Excellent Video!!!! This puts the nail on the coffin for the future of ICE technology!!!! Using a Tesla M-Y as a Police car is a reassurance that Tesla and EVs are the best for many different functions, one of them being a Police Car. It will save lots of money, but most importantly, will better protect the Police Officers due to the many safety features built in into the M-Y platform. This is the way to go to the Future!!!!!
We’ve got you beat by four years. We’ve have 85k on oem seats. No issues. Already transitioned to model Ys. I’d love to hear more about using a windows based pc with the Tesla display.
I remember that some people reverse engineered the Tesla display, and it's essentially just HDMI output over a different cable or something. It wouldn't be too hard to throw together a HDMI switcher like these guys did.
Put some aero hubcaps on those steelies and also you can mount lights on a glass roof, others have done so. No point in changing it with a carbon fiber roof.
Sorry, that is a question I didn't ask. They don't seem to be overly concerned about range. He mentioned, but I did not include in the video, the only time range might be an issue is for rural police or sheriff department that have to cover large geographic areas. But he felt that will be dealt with over time as the charging infrastructure improves. FWIW, when I sat in his car his current range for his 126 mile trip that would have been all highway was 336 Wh/mi.
I feel as if removing that glass roof for the carbon fiber one might help as removing some weight so hopefully that’ll help offset some of that lost range from steelies
you should really think about doing something about the glass in the back of those model PD. maybe set up a bar glass protector from interior to exterior. that glass has no frame, its easily breakable, and when it does break, that's an easy escape. Especially like you said, Departments would want to keep these cars running for 10 years, so having that option to protect the back glass and prevent injuries/escaping would be beneficial
@@DanniDuck never underestimate the power of a suspect that wants his freedom. especially a crackhead. those frameless windows are a huge weak point the regulators are more likley to break than the window itself.
It looks pretty cool but man if the car gets damaged it's going to be out of commission for months at a Tesla service center, if they even will take it with all those modifications. Compare that to days with your traditional PD vehicle and probably a fraction of the cost.
Iv rode in only 1 , I was in the backseat, feels cheap and had some vibration when accelerating, was really cheap looking and feeling , but would run like hell .
Cheap compared to what? A 2007 Toyota Yaris or a 2023 Mercedes C Class? No to the Yaris, obviously to the Merc. Tesla is only in the premium bracket in terms of price because batteries are expensive and hike it up, otherwise, it would be a good 15-20k less. The interior is obviously going to be cheaper, but far from feeling cheap. Toyota Camry feels cheap.
I am from Austria and will order a Tesla Y soon. I did not find any 18" steel rims for Tesla Y. Please could You send me the brand of the 18" steel rims.
Worst case idling is this: For 2021, Tesla switched from resistive heating to a heat pump. Drivers report greatly improved efficiency when it comes to heating their cars. One user slept in his Model 3 and ran metrics on it overnight in sub-freezing weather, finding the battery consumed 1.36kW per hour, on average. For a Tesla with a 80kWh battery, this means you could sit in your Tesla nice and toasty for almost 59 hours on a full charge, or about 29 hours on a half charge." Compared to driving idling the car would use very little of the car's lifetime runtime for the battery pack.
I feel like the restrictions that you can only use one screen at a time (driving information vs CAD) it might become a problem if you need to read a call response while driving.
Speaking from experience, this makes a ton of sense. In my department, officers share cars, so the cars are literally running 24/7 between all 3 shifts. Most of which is idle time. A typical car sees anywhere between 100 - 150 miles a day (36,000 - 54,000 miles a year). After just 4 years the cars are useless. They’re plagued by engine issues due to the catastrophically high idle periods. A Tesla fleet solves that problem. The car can very easily last 2 days on one charge then get juiced up for 4 hours overnight when needed. For departments who give their officers personal cars, this would be a game changer as far as cost of ownership goes. I’ve owned my Model Y for 2 years now and the only thing the car asks me for is a charge every night. It has been rick solid.
i wasnt expecting the rick roll
Well it likely won’t last 2 days because EV mileage is calculated assuming you’re driving the car. If you’re sitting in it with screen on, AC going, likely listening music you’re going to run down the battery even without driving. That said you’d probably only lose about 5 miles of EV range per idle hour.
That’s what I was thinking, about no idle hours. Police cars have so many electric accessories, electric cars make great sense for this. And yeah the most recent police car that fares well with very high idle hours is the Crown Victoria and the newest ones are 11-12 years old at this point.
@@Noadvantage246 depends how much AC you using lol and lights. I have a tesla and can confirmation 2 days easly can be done I drive a fair bit for work 50 in 50 out so that 100 a day and I've forgotten to charge and its still gotten me there and back with some left on the top! most of the cars underreport charge state to make sure you get home before you run flat.
@@biggles9604 This is my point, when you’re in your car you’re driving. Police cars drive over 100 miles a day AND sit for ~16hrs “idling” everyday. Tesla doesn’t idle but ppl will still be running down the battery. Assuming 5 miles per idle hour from accessory usage means police usage is more like 150 miles of driving + 80. So 230 “miles” per day.
Side note you got to think about infrastructure. Not only would it be harder on the city power grid but what happens in a power outage? If all or most emergency vehicles are all EV a power outage would cripple the police right when they’re needed the most.
the police cybertruck is gonna be wild
Now that would be badass
stick a mini gun on the back
The last thing the police need is a cybertruck. We don't need some hot shot 20-year-old cop barreling down a 25 mph speed zone at 70 in a 8,000 lb death missile.
@@QH96 And paint it green
what would the police use the truck for? 🤔
Police chases is going to be even better quality with all these angles👌💯
I have been wondering for years why police cars were not made from Tesla's, it makes sense in so many ways, especially how many cops sit and idle..
imagine is computerise vehicle and can be hackable from wireless network.
@@Quirkomatic But they save fuel + maintenance
@@Quirkomatic listen to the video he literally said they break even in 2 years meaning that anything after 2 years is basically saving money compared to ICE
@@Quirkomatic you’re not understanding the rest of the points, we understand that the purchasing price is higher than ICE, but the maintenance fees are significantly lower meaning that over the course of 2/3 years that supposed 10/20k difference in price evens out or leads to savings long-term
NY has / is adding a Tesla fleet, based on the Model S, I think.
I'm definitely not a Tesla person but this seems like a great concept, with idling and all this would really have a great impact on the environment and fuel savings, a quieter car would make communication easier, Teslas are pretty safe in a crash, lower maintenance costs, etc.
They also accelerate extremely quickly and have better 'throttle' response compared to gasoline cars which means an officer has more opportunity to slot into traffic from a stop on the side of the road and catch up to a reckless driver. 10/10 concept, can't wait to see these on the road!
i agree, that car can 0-60 in 4.5 seconds
I'm definitely a Tesla person.
"fuel saving" most of the electricity gets generated by fuel
@@vroometernal You didn't even read the comment holy. He talked about zero idle fuel use. Police cars spend so much time idle which could save thousands a year! Also having full power at any state is amazing.
Most 0-60 times are useless since you need to activate launch control which you can't do for 8+ hours a day unless you like having a reving engine for 8+ hours a day.
With a Tesla... floor the pedal and you get the claimed 0-60.
@@lachlanB323 ur just a police officer wanting to do less work, i know i can see you glow through my screen.
Safety is a HUGE plus also, Teslas are among the safest cars on the road with high rollover resistance, and since there is no engine in the front the driver remains safer. The A pillar strength is also the highest in the industry if I’m not mistaken. So it’s a win all around!
Not among the safest, they actually ARE the safest- both in active and passive safety
@@sennevanheghe6615 until your head gets ripped off from an oopsie mistake from the AI or brake failure (which is all too common)
@@andromeda4641 what are you smoking? Sounds like good shit
2 Kids died when there tesla T-boned and also killed elderly couple in their van. Took fire department hours to contain the fire. I would disagree on safety... They are way heavy for a sedan crossover. Battery fires are tough to put out....
@@kmp423 Yeah then theres the ev school bus that caught on fire. Very fucking catastrophic. Much heavier and more dangerous. I'm thankful that bus driver got call the kids off the bus right before it went into flames.
The button to switch to a windows desktop is dope. Would be useful for non-police vehicles also haha, to eg do work while on the go
I would really like to know how to do that
they should make a consumer conversion kit just for this. Imagine hooking up a PS5 or so :D
What ports do the screens use? I have plenty of KVM switches laying around but assumed it would need to be hardwired.
@@AI-Driven-Entrepreneur probably is a embedded Displayport (eDP) like in laptops
Someone will probably get distracted because of it which is why its not a thing
The screen integration Is a lot better idea for police use as youth or police use as a lot of people just bolt an extra screen to the - and then do a very poor indication These guys seem to have put a lot more thought into it Well done
im shcoked they dont have the screen tilt installed. first thing i did to my tesla was install that. better angle to view the screen for the driver especially if they are using it to read a ton of stuff
It’s not useful because cops use computers to take on the go and this doesn’t support that.
From losing his starting QB job as a New York Jet to becoming a car designer, I'm so proud of Zach Wilson. Hope he strives in his new job (as long as he doesn't date anybody's mom). 🎉👏
🤣 and thanks for the algo boost!
🤣🤣🤣
@Craig Rose The failure of Silicon Valley Bank has torn into global markets, with investors ripping up their forecasts for further rises in interest rates and dumping bank stocks around the world. I'm at a crossroads deciding if to liquidate my dipping 200k stock portfolio, what's the best way to take advantage of this bear market?
@Lucas Grisham .I've actually been looking into advisors lately, the news I've been seeing in the market hasn't been so encouraging, who's the person guiding you?
@Kieran Langley Pardon please
For me, the electric vehicle is ideal for that purpose: good acceleration, and when the vehicle is stopped at idle, it's not consuming much. Besides all that, the integration of the screen for the officers to use seemed most astonishing to me. I liked it a lot, and I hope you can get orders from police departments all over the country.
Very very cool. Good job on the conversions and work that has went into r&d.
This guy is smart in Choosing Tesla and knowing they have the ability to make vehicles and know they’re the top pick when it comes to the software also! Very smart move! If only the Wall Street investors were this smart 🤣
Lol!!!!
Cybertruck will be the #1 go-to for police vehicles soon.. Can't wait to get mine! 😃
They are hideous.
This is amazing Looks very cool!
I would LOVE to be pulled over by one of these!! 🎉
Will the onboard cameras be used to take continuous dash cam recordings to a large drive and also sync bodycam audio/video?
I asked him about this but did not include it in the video. At some point they plan to incorporate the camera feeds from the car.
Is it available in a steel or aluminum roof? And is the glass replacement still necessary if we purchased slick tops?
Id love to help build these things. Ive always loved police cars and have always loved futuristic cars. you guys should totally hire me (from PA :D)
You should apply.
This is amazing for so many reasons. Maintenance costs are super low (personal experience with a Tesla). Operational cost is almost nil assuming they charge at the station for free. Even if it's not free, a full tank in DC on Pepco costs me about $2. Cops sit idle a lot and the idle cost is also extremely low as EVs aren't impacted much by idle. Super fast to chase idiots down. The most secure software of all EVs so far. No need for a separate PC. All cars can be tracked, and all Teslas have built in dash cams.
And a The Tesla Model PD
will also be great for a extra 3 things.
1. When cops are sitting idle and they can't use their phone to watch anything. Tesla can!
2. When pitstopping a car, the crime offender will think he has escaped but thanks to the sweet quiet and fast torque, they will get pitted without knowing!
3. And finally, most fuel or diesel cop cars are being used right now and since they have to sometimes speed because it it a highway chase. Since they were speeding their cop cars were sending out a LOT of pollution. But with the Tesla... 100% Electric.
Bonus!
If any people hate the Tesla Model PD especially on road. I'm sure we be getting a fine!
Excellent work!
How were you guys able to implement a Windows Desktop into the main tesla screen? It doesn't have a HDMI input as far as I know.
Does anyone know of any videos or references that talk about a switch for the screen like they have here? Switching from one screen input to another
I love what has been done with this car to make it police cruiser ready, but the one thing that stood out to me is the rear seat cage. That glass on the rear door is very fragile being frameless (and not dual-pane like the front glass), and there's no bars or anything protecting it from getting busted out. I wonder how they're going to address that.
It is dual-pane glass. At least on my Y it is. And being dual-pane, it's surprisingly sturdy.
Like other police vehicles if needed they could probably add some type of cage or barred window cover I bet
All other police vehicles have a frame around the window that the bars mount to.
@@jaakkoiswatching6437 I have a 2021 Model Y and the rear glass is not dual-pane. It is possible that they changed it for newer models, but it's still glass and can easily be kicked out or broken.
I've noticed that in the bigger cities, patrol vehicles show up at a call and handle the situation at hand and if an individual is being arrested they call in a van to transport the arrested person so the patrol car can go on to the next service call. I wonder if that was their thinking in not putting bars on the rear windows.
Looks amazing
Any guide to make input for other sources to tesla screen?
What kind of hardware are they running for the computer? I assume it's based on some off-the-shelf laptop?
Why did you make the brake lights and headlights red and blue?
Love that pet feature where if you need to run into Dunkin Donuts, you can keep your criminal cool/warm
What are the rubber carpets in that Police Y?
See 1:10
What switch is that and how did you wire it in to be able to use the screen on a PC? This would be very useful for me as well and I've been searching for a way to do this! How?!?!!
I emailed them and no response
@Delarocky the fact that this CAN be done is amazing! Now we all need to come together and find out how and what adapter is being used. I've checked on #Tsportline #RPMTESLA and a few others...nothing. We NEED this adapter AND a step by step tutorial on how it's installed.
the screen integration is really a good touch well done
How did y’all get the Tesla headlights different colors?
I’d be curious to see how this holds up jumping curbs at 50+ mph and bottoming out on jumps
Most modern police cars aren’t very durable. We haven’t had a super durable police car that isn’t a truck since 2011.
@@charlie_nolan ehh, not really. watch some ASP videos, those guys jump curbs in their chargers at 80+ and the cars hold up just fine. explorers arent great but there are some videos of them taking curbs at 30ish just fine. nothing will beat a crown vic though
@@sminem6572 yeah, also in terms of longevity and maintenance. Chargers and Explorers will get engine issues with high idling, and neither of those hold up to rust as well as body on frame vehicles. Electric cars should solve any engine idling issues though
@@charlie_nolanonly downside would be range
good point. the bottoming out with the battery pack being the entire underbody would be interesting.
this is pretty interesting!
He mentions the cost of maintenance and "breaking even" on the cost of the vehicle.
Seems like that could be an incentive for lower-budget police departments?
Where can I get those wheels and tires from?
Sheeesh ladies and gentleman Tesla take over in the house! Let’s goooo
I want THIS!!!❤❤
Pretty cool. Could the police software become an app in tesla OS so it's not flipping between two computers? I guess if police use special radio data it could be an issue.
If not, you might need one of those additional displays over the steering wheel just for at least seeing the speed. Those are available after market and seemingly reasonably good.
You would have to contact them at ModelpdDOTcom and ask them about the app. They do plan to have a display over the steering wheel for when the main screen is not showing that information. It was not yet hooked up in this car.
No!!! That won't be possible! The police won't share their data's with another company wtf!!!
The Tesla Infotainment system I believe is just their in-house QT Wrapper on top of a Linux distribution (idk what version but probably either Debian, Fedora or Red Hat) and so it could be possible but I don't think Tesla would ever open up their Linux System to 3rd-party software any time soon and from what I know, most police departments (at least in the UK) run Microsoft Windows and so for now at least they would have to utilise 2 screens in the interior...
If they use Windows they obviously don't care about security or bugs. HA!!! They obviously got stuck in it decades ago. (Elon uses iPads on Dragon capsule hint hint and they ain't runnin' iOS so much as propriatary NASA software) I agree though - that dual booting seems really dumb for 2023 🇺🇸
@@cuda426hemicus that’s what every police department runs and where all of their software is?
What about cost/down time from damage? It took 3 months for parts to come in for my friend’s model Y after a fender bender 😕
Fair point!
Would a police department repair shop not just stock commonly damaged components ?
@@callumcurtis15 can't stock parts that you don't have... getting tesla parts is hard.
For me it was like 5 days, so it surely depends on where you live
@@Frigobar_Ranamelonico I think so, my parents both have tesla and for minor issues Tesla will send an employee to their house to fix it and for larger issues they will come to your house, tow your car, and you can have it back within the week.
Cant wait for the police & military cybertruck 😂, this looks very cool
it looks good, I would like to see a wrap-around push bumper.
I'm curious what switch or method was used to use the screen as an external monitor for their windows computer
Yeah, me too ... Uconnect has similar option where for less then 500 bucks Android module can be plugged to it and holding finger on non button area of the screen for 3 secs will switch it back and forth, ofcourse backup camera and phone still overrides it, it's like much better Android auto where anything for that version of OS can be downloaded from google play
@@tallll70 @icanmanifest You might try reaching out to them at modelpdDOTcom.
Imagine that thing just sprinting towards you as you attempt to pull away from it lol. This is also great from Tesla’s data. Police cars are beat the crap out of quite literally. For Tesla, it’s like a free endurance testing for most components under extreme continuous stress.
Awesome!!!
Having a keyboard and touchpad with a standard desktop is what I want more than anything from this.
I want to see the Cyber-PD!
Departments also often replace vehicles when they don’t need to. Not because of maintenance costs, but because of planned obsolescence- the computer systems and warning lights etc become outdated. You could re-upfit the cars and keep using them, which some departments do, or you can be lazy and just decommission them and sell them long before they’re worse for wear which most do.
las vegas PD buys new vehicles every 80-100k miles.....and i think they have been using the same V style lightbars since the 90s still to this day. i have seen many new vehicles with some pretty beat up light bars.
they reused mostly everything in the new cars. and this was still even back in the CVPI days and those were solid vehicles with very low costs to maintain. now they use exlorers and i see the same equipment in those other than some newer tech like updated laptops and such.
I can't wait to see the police driving around in those Cybertrucks coming out.
Great idea & selection. All the police would need are some charging stations on their properties & or top up at existing locations
The average police cruiser drives less than 100 miles on an 8 hour shift. With an efficiency of 3.5 miles per kWh that's only 28 kWh of juice per day which can easily be replaced with a Tesla home Level 2 charger (19 kW version), in a little over 90 minutes (or less than 15 minutes on a SuperCharger).
0:20 - The roof upgrade is by far the best... Where can I get it??
Are you able to share where the power source is for all of the emergency equipment? Looking to do a blue light install on a Model 3 that I have on the way, but I have struggled to find any documentation on where to hardwire to for a 12v switched power source. So far I've found that there is a red wire in a harness at the floor near the passenger A-pillar, but there is no documentation of the amperage rating and I wouldn't be comfortable putting much more than a dash cam or radar detector on it due to the high gauge (and subsequently, high resistance) of the wire.
Do not splice into the large red wire on the passenger side. That wire is for DC/DC between the LV battery and PCS in HV battery. On the driver's side football there is a small white connector that appears unused. It is where a harness would connect if you wire in a trailer brake system (the tow hitch comes with a pigtail for it). That connector has a switched 12V source.
Blue lights for exterior lighting on non-law enforcement vehicles are illegal.
And confirming you want to install a dash cam onto a vehicle that already has built in cameras on all four sides that record?
As for radar detector, police in most areas use LIDAR, not radar to detect speed.
@@vickip4111 as a firefighter holding a blue light authorization certificate (New York State), I am legally able to install and use blue lights to respond to fire emergencies. New York does things a little different than Canada and some other US states: Law enforcement uses red/blue and a siren, fire/ems apparatus use red lights and a siren, volunteer ambulance personnel use green lights without a siren, and volunteer firefighters use blue lights without a siren.
No, I am not saying I want to install a dash cam - I was using that as an example of something that is low-amperage.
Police in my area use Ka and K-band radar, so a radar detector actually is functional and I do plan to install one.
@@chstra45 Thanks for the advice. I did look into that, but it sounds like they are disabling power to that connector now unless you have purchased the tow package. And I wasn't referring to the large red wire. In one of the bundles of wires is an 18 ish gauge red wire that's switched (turns on with a brake press and turns off 15 seconds after you exit), and some of the tutorial videos use that. I just want to be cautious drawing much power off it especially considering it powers something else too.
So when they are on “windows” they can’t see their speedometer and make any changes to the car?
There is prolly a driver for the windows OS to have a speedometer overlay and controll AC etc.. from a tray icon
I need that hdmi switch NOW - playing heroes 3 or diablo2 on center screen will be epic
Great video. I'm a fan of Tesla and love to see these advancements. I think Electric is the future direction for most auto production. The modifications look great and should be exactly what the police need. It's great to see you are able to incorporate a Windows desktop into the front display. Thanks for making this video.
Also, I’m surprised no one’s mentioned this but the acceleration is much faster than the ICE vehicles they use. Quick acceleration is important for cops
@@carstenb23No one’s mentioned it because it’s a well known fact. Acceleration is far better than most performance combustion engine vehicles, unfortunately that comes at the cost of range, top speed, and a lot more.. Electric is great and all, but Hydrogen is the future…
@@VersoTai I meant that no one has mentioned that EVs’ acceleration is really beneficial for cops. Also are you sure hydrogen is the future? Never heard someone say that 🤔
Ya? Electric is the future? With all the mining and slave labor happening in other countries? So destroying the earth faster than an ICE is going to become the future? That's wonderful. Clearly you haven't done much research on EVs. Because if you did you'd know that mining that much lithium, alkaline, manganese, cobalt, and nickel would mean the end of humanity a lot quicker than just sticking with combustion engines. With EVs, you're not actually fixing any problems. You're just moving the problems somewhere else and making it worse for the people who have to deal with those issues. An EV requires electricity, too, which, if you live in the USA, means it's probably going to come from a very high polluting energy source like coal or oil. When you say "electric is the future direction for most auto production" you're just showing how little you know about cars. With EVs all you are doing is making pollution worse but living in a delusion that because you're not directly producing carbon it's 100% safe with no emissions at all. But keep living in that fantasy, I guess. When people start trying to make it a law, and then we realize how shitty electric cars are, we're all going to move right back to ICEs.
@@carstenb23 no one's mentioned it because it doesn't matter. The Ford Explorer's being used in a lot of departments currently have 440 BHP coming out of a twin turbo ecoboost V6. Acceleration is not a problem.
Need to put the mount that lets you move the screen towards driver
they already have one for Vancouver Island, so it'll be interesting to see how common these vehicles will be 🤔
my city has been using tesla model y's for a entire year already
The most interesting part for me is that HDMI (I assume) input on the center screen. Would love to know how that works.
Yeah this!
It's not that hard it's just a screen wtf!!!
There's already aftermarket hdmi output that a lot of RUclipsrs use for recording footage from the center screen. Presumably this is similar. I don't think there's anything particularly proprietary about the screen itself.
@@alanmay7929 You say that until you open it up and find a proprietary flat cable. What do you do next?
@Rad Daks I would LOVE to have an HDMI input on my M3. Literally only thing I'm missing on my car. If you can link me to any HDMI in box/mod that would be great. Not talking about capturing the screen.
This is very cool, I would love an electric patrol vehicle. The only problem I see with it (and maybe it's been addressed) is the computer. Is the computer fully integrated? Or is there a stand out of the way where you can mount your laptop and the screen is mirrored to the tesla display? I ask because I remove my computer a lot (entering evidence, bringing it to our warrant room, training, etc) and not being able to bring my computer with me will be a big detriment. I also really like the customization a separate laptop stand offers, I can adjust where my screen is and how close it is. People who need to push the seat back may have difficulty reaching the screen and there's no ability to adjust that.
Love how tesla has setup the screen for use.
How does one get a windows desktop on the screen like that? Would make a killer Mobile office.
I think the reliability of the Tesla long term will be the future story here: they will be out patrolling more time than in for service & repair compared to ICE vehicles.
You know Tesla has like one of the worst reliability rankings out of every manufacturer, not to mention battery degradation.
You started the sentence with "I think" then didn't do a whole lot of thinking , did you?
@D3MZIR Granted, I didn't go full scientific breakdown of my thesis, but I put more thought into it than you did in your pointless comment!
@@GdaySport Your thesis belongs in the center of the tesla graveyard. "Reliability", that's a good one. 😁👌
@@sirisa3770 Tesla had some well publicised quality control issues when they were first ramping production, but are now on par with most mass volume producers. Regarding reliability and battery life you are wrong. All Tesla have a minimum battery warrantee of 8 years / 120-150k miles which is about as long as most gas engines and gearboxes last....
Imagine an officer with gloves on trying to do a three point turn swiping on the screen to change from drive to reverse. Or "sorry we don't have any agents aviable at the moment they are all charging their vehicles."
That roof mod was unnecessary, you should have created a light bar to fit in the OEM brackets.
The only question i have. Is about the repaircost, as some police cars, tend to be more often in need of repairs. I doubt a police would want a car to be offline for 2-3 month.
Repair cost of a Tesla is not that different among EVs, but servicing time is a definite issue for now.
I’d love to own one so I can mount Amateur Radio Antennas on the Carbon Fiber Roof that they replaced the glass Roof with.
If I get a Model 3 I can mount Antennas on the trunk lid lip using. Lip Mount. The Windows computer takeover of the Tesla Screen also works with the Contest logging, FT4, FT8, RTTY and ICOM Radio Control software, as well as for use with WinLink email software (this is email that uses Amateur Radio and works when the Internet is down).
Yeah, I can just imagine a Police Dept Cybertruck, all decked out in the Police livery, arriving at the crime scene. The Crims will crap themselves! LOL. Cheers.
this is sick
My question is how does the carbon roof effect the safety? I have heard that the top glass is insanely strong and can handle more than the weight of the car.
Mounting issues, if you wathced the video lol
And/or probably protecting the officers from gunfire.
It doesn't effect it at all, but it might affect it.
It would be pretty cool if Tesla had a pass-through or screen mirroring option for their center screen. IE: You could connect an HDMI or DisplayPort cable and have it pass the video stream to a window on the main screen. It would be even better if it could pass-through touch screen inputs too!
With everything operating on one screen officers will be unable to view their spedometer while looking at the police screen, right?
pit maneuvers are going to be so quick in these
Range isn't a big issue for a police version of the Tesla because a police gas vehicle, such as an Explorer or Charger patrolling a city is only going to get about 100 miles before it's time to fill up again. The Tesla has better range than that. And a police car for the most part of the day is idling at service calls, investigation scenes, or while they are completing their reports in the car. The idle time increases oil change intervals.
Excellent Video!!!! This puts the nail on the coffin for the future of ICE technology!!!! Using a Tesla M-Y as a Police car is a reassurance that Tesla and EVs are the best for many different functions, one of them being a Police Car. It will save lots of money, but most importantly, will better protect the Police Officers due to the many safety features built in into the M-Y platform. This is the way to go to the Future!!!!!
and great acceleration
We’ve got you beat by four years. We’ve have 85k on oem seats. No issues. Already transitioned to model Ys. I’d love to hear more about using a windows based pc with the Tesla display.
Its just used as a screen lol!!
I remember that some people reverse engineered the Tesla display, and it's essentially just HDMI output over a different cable or something. It wouldn't be too hard to throw together a HDMI switcher like these guys did.
Put some aero hubcaps on those steelies and also you can mount lights on a glass roof, others have done so. No point in changing it with a carbon fiber roof.
How do you see a speedometer when you use computer while driving?
Production cars will have a small 2nd screen behind the steering wheel.
The South Pasadena police force switched to teslas recently
How do the steel wheels and other add on affect the range?
Sorry, that is a question I didn't ask. They don't seem to be overly concerned about range. He mentioned, but I did not include in the video, the only time range might be an issue is for rural police or sheriff department that have to cover large geographic areas. But he felt that will be dealt with over time as the charging infrastructure improves. FWIW, when I sat in his car his current range for his 126 mile trip that would have been all highway was 336 Wh/mi.
I feel as if removing that glass roof for the carbon fiber one might help as removing some weight so hopefully that’ll help offset some of that lost range from steelies
Overall, aero is more of a concern for range.
you should really think about doing something about the glass in the back of those model PD. maybe set up a bar glass protector from interior to exterior.
that glass has no frame, its easily breakable, and when it does break, that's an easy escape. Especially like you said, Departments would want to keep these cars running for 10 years, so having that option to protect the back glass and prevent injuries/escaping would be beneficial
Tesla glass is pretty strong, and I think they make it themselves for strength. A suspect in that little box isn't going to break anything.
@@DanniDuck never underestimate the power of a suspect that wants his freedom. especially a crackhead. those frameless windows are a huge weak point the regulators are more likley to break than the window itself.
at least now i can trust officers a little more when they are driving and operating the computer at the same time with the self driving
instant torque gonna get handy in chases
Do they have ballistic door panels as an option?
I think their waiting on the cybertruck for that one.
Mostly cus the ballistic panels come standard lol
It looks pretty cool but man if the car gets damaged it's going to be out of commission for months at a Tesla service center, if they even will take it with all those modifications. Compare that to days with your traditional PD vehicle and probably a fraction of the cost.
Cool concept, but I would like to know how many units you expect to move that ford, rivian, or Chevy wouldn’t be able to keep up with your demand.
What about the handling in high speed chase
Iv rode in only 1 , I was in the backseat, feels cheap and had some vibration when accelerating, was really cheap looking and feeling , but would run like hell .
Cheap compared to what? A 2007 Toyota Yaris or a 2023 Mercedes C Class?
No to the Yaris, obviously to the Merc. Tesla is only in the premium bracket in terms of price because batteries are expensive and hike it up, otherwise, it would be a good 15-20k less.
The interior is obviously going to be cheaper, but far from feeling cheap. Toyota Camry feels cheap.
I am from Austria and will order a Tesla Y soon. I did not find any 18" steel rims for Tesla Y. Please could You send me the brand of the 18" steel rims.
I hope the R&D transfers well to the new Highland Model 3
so this is where the budget is going
How many "idle hours" on a battery pack before it becomes too expensive to service? The maintenance cost is lower, but not 0.
Worst case idling is this: For 2021, Tesla switched from resistive heating to a heat pump. Drivers report greatly improved efficiency when it comes to heating their cars. One user slept in his Model 3 and ran metrics on it overnight in sub-freezing weather, finding the battery consumed 1.36kW per hour, on average. For a Tesla with a 80kWh battery, this means you could sit in your Tesla nice and toasty for almost 59 hours on a full charge, or about 29 hours on a half charge."
Compared to driving idling the car would use very little of the car's lifetime runtime for the battery pack.
Link to the tires please :)
Imagine training the autopilot to chase people with the sires and lights so you can just relax while the tesla is chasing the runner
are you guys selling these to departments?
zero to 60 in 4 seconds should help catch those bad guys!
Sooo, if the officer riding shotgun is using the PC, the driver cannot turn on the wipers, or see their speed or so many more things?
it has auto wipers....senses rain they turn on
I bet this shit will catch on fire with all this equipment 😂😂
I feel like the restrictions that you can only use one screen at a time (driving information vs CAD) it might become a problem if you need to read a call response while driving.
There will be an additional screen behind the steering wheel for the production cars.
@@epcalderhead Ohh got it. Makes more sense. Really cool!