Parker's administration says the 2023 electric Mustangs were purchased last year, before she took office. And they're trying to get Washington to help pay for them.

City spokesperson Joe Grace… said the small SUVs were bought last year at the tail-end of former Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration, but he couldn’t say what month they were purchased. Grace said that last year they were assigned as “pool cars” in the Managing Director’s Office, meaning they could be shared by staffers.
Now they’re pool cars in the “executive suite,” with Platt and Harris getting take-home privileges