California Highway Patrol (CHP) has been trying-out Lucid‘s Air electric vehicles (EVs) as a potential model for their police pursuit vehicles.
The company noted that the vehicle was a modified version of the EV, and photos show that it was customised for police use and painted to look similar to the CHP’s other patrol cars.
For the tests, Lucid fitted the vehicle with police modifications such as a police light bar, dash light, brush guards and other police-specific features.
The outcome of the trials remain unclear as to whether CHP will be making a placement order from Lucid and adopting the EV into their pursuit fleet.
Lucid posted images of the modified vehicle on X:
A modified version of the Lucid Air recently participated in California Highway Patrol vehicle testing. What do you think about the potential for Lucid Air to lend its unmatched combination of range, interior and cargo space and performance to law enforcement duty? pic.twitter.com/qgjyXwk8Uh
— Lucid Motors (@LucidMotors) November 10, 2024
However many X users were critical in response, with concerns raised over the potential delivery order for Lucid by the California Highway Patrol (CHP). This is due to the cost of the Air models, coming in at $100,000 a pop.
Other countries have already begun using Lucid EVs for their government authorities, such as Dubai’s Police General Command who stationed the Air sedan into their fleet.
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