Folks, get this. You won't believe this, but it did happen.

Fremont, California Police Department began a pilot program.

They wanted to see how electric cars would work in their fleet.

The only electric car that met their requirements was a Tesla.

Well, last week, a cop driving the new Tesla, the environmentally friendly electric squad car, ran into a problem.

There was a high-speed chase.

The cop radio dispatched to ask for backup because his electric car was running out of charge, running out of juice.

His Tesla only had six miles of battery life left.

He was afraid the car would run out of power any moment.

A police spokesman later said the incident was a one-off.

It would not change their opinion about using electric patrol cars.

Besides, they said the cars not fully charged before it was taken out.

It wasn't the cars fault, so no harm, no foul.

Even if there was no juice.

Now, don't get me wrong. I've got nothing against Teslas.

If you like them, have at it.

If you incorrectly believe that you're going to save the planet driving one, have at it.

If you think gasoline don't have to go for it, but here's why.

Fossil fuel going to be around for a very long time.

It's cheap, efficient, reliable.

You don't run out of it during a high-speed chase.

And you know what?

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