Low-cost electric vehicle helps police go green

By Ray Pitz

The Sherwood Gazette, Dec 26, 2008, Updated Oct 30, 2009

Ray Pitz / Sherwood Gazette

The city of Sherwood is renting this EZ-GO vehicle, and although it can only top out at under 30 mph, the electric car is low cost and environmentally friendly.

No, that miniature police vehicle you’ve seen driving around town isn’t a shrunk-down version of a Sherwood Police Department car, rather it’s a new electric car designed to save money and benefit the environment.

The EZ-GO vehicle is expected to be used mostly by the city’s code enforcement officer, but because of its quiet motor, could be used for stealth police work as well

Police Chief Jeff Groth said he believes the vehicle benefit the city by saving hundreds of dollars in gas.

“We have this on a one-year, no charge rental agreement,” he said.

At the end that period, the city will determine if they will purchase the cart, which has an asking cost of $14,500.

But even at that amount, officials believe the electric car will pay for itself in two to four years.

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