Well, it’s not actually the Detroit police. Those brave souls would do well to soldier on with their heavily
armored Crown Vics. It’s actually the campus police of Wayne State University in Detroit who have received the
first hydrogen fuel cell-powered police vehicle in the world. The vehicle will operate in and around the campus and
serve as a “learning laboratory” for WSU students enrolled in the country’s first masters-degree
program in alternative energy.
The campus po-po’s paddy wagon is based on DaimlerChrysler’s
innovative F-Cell hydrogen vehicle, which has a 100-mile range and a top speed of 85 mph. The electric motor develops
88 horsepower, just enough to run down jaywalkers and truant students. Sixty mph is reached in 16 seconds or next
semester, whichever comes first.
[Source: DaimlerChrysler]