A city spokesman says some scooters will stay in motor pool but the Mach-E's"are a better fit" where routes require extensive mileageYou see some strange things in San Diego: Folks in shorts in January wearing gloves and scarves, dogs that are surfing when they're not dressed up as bikers, and, well, Comic-con.
As one Reddit poster put it:"What the hell is going on?? Why does parking enforcement get a new Mustang to drive around when the roads are still in horrible shape!? Was there a ballot question that I missed or do the citizens not get a say? People are being forced into homelessness but the elected officials get drive performance electric vehicles?"For those who are uninformed, parking enforcement officers are NOT elected, but the Mustang Mach-E IS the all-electric offspring of the...
San Diego paid $53,400 for each of its 'Stangs, NBC 7 was told:"While the cost for an EV may be a bit higher than a traditional internal combustion engine vehicle, the price is offset by avoiding the need to purchase fuel and in the ongoing maintenance costs. EVs average 40% less in maintenance costs than internal combustion vehicles.
That said, it's difficult for San Diegans to imagine a more urban setting than Little Italy, where an NBC 7 employee spotted a city Mustang with"Parking Enforcement" emblazoned on it last Friday near the intersection of Union and Ash streets.were not free, of course, but they were cheaper than the Mustangs, with Google archiving a page that said they were out the door for $24,950 , with top speeds reaching 40 mph.