Wouldn't they have known the dimensions of the Teslas before they considered using them? I mean, it's not like they have had zero prior experience on what makes good police cars?!
I think there is a disconnect here between the decision makers and the experts in the Police Garage.
At multiple levels too. Push to switch to EV's regardless of whether suitable vehicles were available, then an extremely bad choice of actual vehicles to buy
Classic gov’t/big Corp purchasing.
And extra in CA where lip service far outweighs thoughtful policy.