Environmentally friendly Beijing Police Patrol Car at Wanfujing Dajie'. For this carfree Shopping Zone in Central Beijing the Police uses special equipment , the Green
Car. The Green Car is also a tool to promote a Green Beijing 2008 Olympics.
Earlier types of Police Cars include the VW - Volkswagen. These german model cars were built under license in China, and are the oldest cars in the current Police Car-pool. Still to be seen they are now rapidly being replaced by the newer, cleaner and more modern and comfortable Nissan model.
Since the year 2000, Beijing traffic has
exploded in volume putting pressure on the Beijing Police Force to expand and
modernise at the same time. The VW cars were the first cars of the early police carpool expansion. With the rise of
car-traffic in Beijing, so rose the
air-pollution, giving rise to new stricter environmental regulations and needs for cars. The Beijing Police Force were among the first to fase in the new cleaner cars, now using a Nissan Model.