LVMPD’s UP.FIT Cybertruck Fleet: Turning Heads and Saving Taxpayer Dollars
At UP.FIT, we’re thrilled to see our UP.FIT Tesla Cybertruck patrol vehicles hitting the streets with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD), to date, the nation’s largest deployment of its kind.
Just days after the first vehicles entered service, the response has been overwhelmingly positive from both the community and the officers themselves.
During early patrols, LVMPD’s Robert Wicks reported frequent double-takes and thumbs-ups from onlookers in the community. Officer Wicks said that drivers often pull up to snap photos at intersections. Retired officer (and proud Cybertruck owner) Darryl Walker summed it up perfectly:
“I wish I had one before I retired. This is perfect.”
Active duty officers are already expressing excitement about the tactical advantages including nimble acceleration, solid handling at response speeds, four-wheel steering and steer-by-wire technology for improved maneuverability even when compared to shorter wheel-base patrol vehicles, the stainless steel exoskeleton that can serve as additional cover in high-risk situations and utilizing the rear bed storage vault for storing gear in these tactical units. The comparison to legacy gasoline vehicles is not even close.
But the excitement goes far beyond the futuristic look.
Real-World Savings for Law Enforcement
Switching to electric with UP.FIT Patrol Cybertrucks delivers dramatic cost reductions that directly benefit taxpayers and help the department allocate budget away from fuel and maintenance costs and toward other priorities that more directly advance their mission:
- Projected annual savings per vehicle: $12,000 to $20,000 in fuel and maintenance per UP.FIT Cybertruck deployed
- Electricity costs a fraction of gasoline
- Far fewer moving parts mean drastically lower maintenance needs
- Unlike traditional gas engines that rack up wear during extended idling (common in patrol work), the Cybertruck’s electric powertrain accumulates virtually no extra “engine hours” when stationary — a game-changer for 24/7 operations
Given the high-utilization of patrol vehicles and the impacts of extended idling of gasoline vehicle engines to run critical onboard equipment, we expect the useful life of each UP.FIT Cybertruck in patrol service to be 1.5x to 2x longer than a conventional gasoline cruiser, delaying the need for costly replacements, expensive late-life maintenance events, thus keeping more vehicles on the road longer and budgeting for new vehicle replacements less often.
Sheriff Kevin McMahill and LVMPD are also using the Cybertrucks strategically — charging at public Superchargers across the valley to spark positive interactions between officers and residents. As the Sheriff noted, getting officers out in the community is exactly what modern policing should be about.
See the Cybertrucks in action and hear from LVMPD officers in this exclusive Fox 5 Vegas report: Exclusive: Inside Las Vegas police’s Cybertruck as Metro prepares nation’s largest deployment
We at UP.FIT are honored to partner with forward-thinking agencies like LVMPD that are embracing electric vehicles not just for the performance and safety advantages, but for the real, measurable savings they deliver to their departments and communities.
The future of law enforcement is electric — and it’s already here in Las Vegas.