Largo Police Department adds two Zero-branded electric motorcycles to its fleet
3 June 2021
The Largo Police Department, a nationally-accredited law enforcement department of excellence in the Tampa Bay area of Florida, has added two Zero-branded all-electric motorcycles to its fleet. The addition of two environment-friendly motorcycles to the fleet is part of the police department’s larger goal of having a 100 per cent alternative-fuel light-duty fleet by 2030, which is in line with the City of Largo’s sustainability goal that has been set to help cut to carbon emissions to avert global warming and climate change.
According to Largo Police Department Major Ann Starling, the addition of the two electric two-wheelers to the fleet cost the police department a total of $41,000. However, Duke Energy helped by providing the department a grant of $7,000 towards the purchase. Thus, far the city police department’s fleet is mainly comprised of Harley-Davidsons motorcycles. He added that Zero motorcycles have been around for the last many years, and the environment-friendly vehicles produced by the brand have already proved their worth.