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We shouldn't have laughed, but we did.‘So, let’s put it like this, I’m cautious about going any further down that road at this stage.'An unfortunate turn of phrase, or a deliberate jocular one, from Gloucestershire's Police and Crime Commissioner, responding to questions about his force's EVs.It turns out...surprise, surprise...that they are not all that somebody thought they'd be cracked up to be. The force is finding that they are running out of power and are having trouble finding charging points on their way to emergencies.Here's another gem from the Commissioner, Chris Nelson:‘We’ve all got to go towards electric vehicles moving forwards.'Well there's the problem, Chris - they're not moving forwards; in fact they are not moving at all once they've run out of charge. And when your coppers have to spend an hour or more, assuming they find a charging point, charging the damn things up.What a fiasco and clearly not just for the Gloucestershire force. When looking for a meme, we found this from the end of 2019.'Police spend £1,500,000 on electric cars that are too slow to catch criminals'Who is responsible for these decisions and public spend?https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2022/07/06/electric-police-cars-running-out-of-puff/#more-57160https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/24/police-spend-1500000-electric-cars-slow-catch-criminals-11956349/