SPOKANE, Wash. — On Monday, Spokane City Council approved purchasing four Tesla Model Y's for the Spokane Police Department.
Each vehicle will cost the city $104,522.02, bringing the total cost of the new cars to $418,088.10, according to a briefing paper from the City.
City Council President Breean Beggs sponsored the request, and said the cars will save the city money in gas and maintenance charges in the long run.
"They are safer, they are faster, they're more comfortable and they really are going to green our environment," Beggs said during his recap of the December 14th meeting.
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City Council came to several other decisions during its final meeting of the year. The council voted to change the name of Ft. George Wright Drive and declined to pass a non-binding resolution expressing the council's intent to put fluoride in the city's water supply. The council also approved the city's budget for 2021.