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Speeders just got lucky: the new Dodge police Charger is NOT electric

August 15, 2026 · Electrek · Score: 8

This one is car industry news, not a home energy story. Dodge showed off a new police version of its Charger, called the PPV, at a police fleet expo, and it runs on gas, not electricity. All-wheel drive will be standard, and the car is expected to be orderable in the summer of 2027. Dodge's CEO says the automaker is working with the General Services Administration and with the California Highway Patrol and Michigan State Police, two agencies that help set standards for pursuit vehicles.

Dodge also sells an electric Charger and a turbocharged six-cylinder version, but this new police model sticks with a traditional gas engine instead. The reasoning seems to be about what police departments are willing to adopt, not about performance or cost.

There is nothing here that affects home energy upgrades, rebates, or your own house. It is simply an update on which vehicle a car maker is building for police fleets, and it happens to confirm that gas engines are staying in that lineup for at least the next model cycle.

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