While California's own Tesla Model S was being considered, that electric sedan costs more than twice as much as the i3's $42,000 price. The department had been testing the now discontinued P85D which would've offered more range and the power needed to participate in a high-speed chase if needed. LAPD announced last month that it wasn't quite ready to switch over to an all-electric fleet for its cruisers, after spending some time with two of the Model S sedans. Cost and the availability of charging stations were cited as reasons for holding off on the switch.