For the information of the police: One of these will be your first electric car - Walla! vehicle

2022-06-15T06:51:29.005Z

The initial stage of the candidacy to be the first electric vehicles of the Israel Police has been announced. Two MG cars, two Peugeot and one Kia. 4 of the 5 candidates are from Lubinski

For the information of the police: One of these will be your first electric car

The police taser will soon be joined by another electric tool for law enforcement - electric vehicles.

No they are not going to participate in the chases, so these jokes can be forgotten, but what do the competitors have to offer?

We have all the details

Keenan Cohen

15/06/2022

Wednesday, 15 June, 2022, 09:23 Updated: 09:45

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Candidates for electric mobility, Kia, Peugeot and MG (Photo: Keinan Cohen, Ronen Topelberg)

While the British police are considering integrating the Model 3 Tesla into the mobility fleet, the Israeli police are going on a modest, much more modest search for the first electric vehicle to be used by Israeli police.

So no, none of these cars are going to run after drivers on the highway or at all, and even if they do, it will be very, very short term and assuming no criminal waits for them a few hours to finish charging the batteries, obviously these are not going to be mobiles of this type, but Such as are limited to patrol missions on a short-distance urban or suburban route, or alternatively replace some of the fleet of executive cars currently used by the police.

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According to the results of the first procurement process for the electric mobility pilot published today by the police and the Ministry of Finance, the candidates are the electric MG ZS in the 320 and 440 versions (the numbers refer to the declared range in km), Peugeot 208E, Peugeot 2008E and Kia Niro EV. And before we dive into getting to know the cars themselves, one thing is already pretty clear - the main beneficiary of the results of this auction will be Lubinski, which imports, among others, the MG and Peugeot brands, to which four of the five candidates belong.

The electric MG ZS, a candidate in both versions of the range (Photo: Keinan Cohen)

The pair for the house - MG are identical in terms of exterior dimensions with a length of 432 cm, a width of 181 cm and a height of 165 cm, the same interior space is also with 258 cm at the base of the wheels and a trunk volume of 448 liters.

The warranty given by the importer to the two is also the same - 5 years.

The more significant gaps are in what happens under the body, with the 320 km version having a 177-horsepower engine and a 50.3 kWh battery.

While the version with the declared range of 440 km uses a weaker engine with 156 hp, but with a larger battery of 69.9 kWh. The performance in both cases is the same - 8.6 seconds per 100 and 175 km / h maximum.

In terms of the price difference between the two, it is NIS 4,444, while the 320 costs NIS 144,444 and the 440 costs NIS 148888.

Assuming that this is not a chase vehicle, and the emphasis is on range and not power, the choice of 440 seems obvious.

2008 electric, is there a score for external appearance? (Photo: Keinan Cohen)

Still in the small crossover group, the 2008 E, which is not the electric version of the 2008 does not offer a real objective advantage over the MG duo, unless the tender requirements have reference to a designed look and driving pleasure (which we very much doubt is the case).

They are similar in the list of safety systems they have.

With 430 cm in length, 177 in width, 155 in height, a trunk of 405 liters is smaller than the two Chinese. Only the wheelbase gets 2.5 cm more with 260.5 cm.

The gap continues under the hood, while the 2008 E has 136 electric horses, accelerating to 100 km / h in 9.8 seconds and a maximum of 150 km / h, it also uses a relatively small battery of 50 km / h and its range is 319 km. The aspect that can stand to its credit is Its ability to charge in a significantly shorter period of time than both MGs.In a non-fast position it requires 5 hours compared to 8.5 hours in MG.

The price, on the other hand, is expensive, as long as you start from the assumption that there will be no special versions for the auction that may change the whole picture, the price of the 2008 E stands at NIS 162,000.

Replaced with a new generation, but still relevant to the tender (Photo: Keinan Cohen)

However if it is the Nero EV that wins, the cops will at least be able to breathe a sigh of relief, this is not just a physically larger vehicle than the previous three, but one with propulsion capabilities that are already very worthy.

These are not just the 438cm end-to-end or 270cm wheelbase and 451-liter boot.

He is also significantly stronger and agile than them.

The Niro EV has an engine with 204 hp, acceleration to 100 km / h in 7.8 seconds and a 64 kW battery also means that it has a very respectable range of 455 km, which by the way has been proven to be easy to approach in the test we conducted for it.

By the way, if detainees were to be transported in it, then he too, like the MG, would enjoy the development of an air conditioning port for the rear seats.

But it has two problems, the first is its very slow charging system - 9:30 hours from not fast position is a lot of time, the longest of the cars rim and price, again, assuming the versions we know are the versions and prices submitted to the auction - it is significantly expensive with a price tag Of NIS 184,900.

208 The tram, will you recreate the 205 days in the police? (Photo: Keinan Cohen, Keinan Cohen)

The fifth car is the 208E, Peugeot's super mini electric car, if you win there will be a real Peugeot comeback to service the blue uniforms as a car since the happy 205s.

With 406 cm from end to end and wheelbases of 254 It is mainly intended to replace some of the small array of police cars used for administrative purposes such as the Hyundai i20 or Toyota Yaris. In terms of propulsion assemblies it is the same as the 2008 E. 100 kg and the more efficient aerodynamic structure it shows better performance when the jump to 100 km / h takes 8.3 seconds, the top speed is 150 km / h (same as the 2008 E) and the declared range is a little better with 339 km (319 km). In 2008 E).

The price?

Here, the police really have to justify the low maintenance costs compared to a gasoline car, since the 208E costs NIS 152,000, about NIS 35,000-40,000 more than not bad super mini cars on the market today.

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This tender makes the Israel Police the first government organization to integrate dozens of electric vehicles in its fleet, says the head of the Ethel (Logistics Support Division), Superintendent Yossi Rofa: He also referred to the major changes in the infrastructure of police stations that will be required to adapt them to this type of vehicle. Of a gasoline car.

The two main implications derived from such a transition are tremendous savings in maintenance costs and reduced air pollution.

In terms of maintenance, this is fuel and routine maintenance.

When the energy cost of an electric car is about a quarter of that of a comparable petrol car and the second aspect is the field of maintenance, which even there in the absence of standard propulsion assemblies, the costs are significantly lower.

In terms of air pollution, urban patrol cars that will become trams will reduce pollutant emissions in city centers, especially in situations where due to the nature of their work, they are stationary for a significant portion of the time, so without a polluting gasoline engine can further reduce emissions.

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Here Lubinski has already won

So while the police center is just beginning, in another tender of the Director of Government Vehicles in Lubinski are already recording an achievement, when they were selected to supply about 75 electric vehicles of the 208E, 2008E and MG ZS electric models.

If the state decides to expand the contract, the potential is for dozens more vehicles in future rounds of equipping in the next two years.

The selection was made after an examination process that included range tests, acceleration, measurement of noise in the passenger compartment, ride comfort, braking, stability and obstacle avoidance, air conditioning and temperature testing after parking in the sun, power consumption and also grit value (depreciation).

The vehicles will be used by government offices, the prison service, the fire authority and other security units of the state.