Akron Ohio had the First all Electric Police vehicle

With the price gas these days electric cars are a fast and up coming rage, but did you know that the first police vehicle was 100% electric? In 1899 Akron Ohio had an all electric wagon that was powered by electricity fielded on the streets and could get up to 18mph on level ground. The wagon was powered by a pair of 4hp motors and could travel about 30 miles before the wagon's battery had to be recharged.

The wagon was built by the Collins Buggy Company at a cost of $2,400, it featured lights, a stretcher and gongs (this must have been their version of a siren). It was first used to pick up the drunk and disorderly, the wagons first call was to pick up a drunk man on the corner of Main and Exchange Street.