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The Michigan State Police is testing the all-electric 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E police vehicle in a special unit that will evaluate the vehicle and then publish its performance results to police fleet managers and purchasing agents nationwide. . Sale of motor company’s future police fleet.
On Monday, the Michigan State Police said it added its first EV, the MACH-E, to be used on patrols starting immediately. The car has been assigned to the state security operations section of the police. Officers from the unit are armed, uniformed police who specialize in law enforcement and security at government and leased facilities in the Lansing area, state police said.
“It’s an exciting opportunity for us to research, in real time, how a battery electric vehicle performs on patrol,” Michigan State Police Director Col. James Grady said in a statement. Colonel James Grady, director of the
Grady said these security officers patrol significantly fewer miles per day than regular troopers and motor carrier officers, and they stay within city limits at a slower pace. That fact, combined with the availability of charging stations in downtown Lansing, create a good environment for testing the Police Package EV, he said.
Other police agencies that use the Ford Mach-E include Ann Arbor; Oakdale, California and Westchester County, New York, respectively www.officer.com.
Ford specializes in police vehicles
Lindsey Bertino, Ford’s Police brand marketing manager. Ford will work with the state police through their annual police vehicle evaluation tests, and will be represented on Ford’s police advisory board with the patrol, the Detroit Free Press told the Detroit Free Press.
He said the Mustang Mach-E Police Pilot Program was originally launched as a 2022 model year program and Michigan State Police It was tested in diagnostic performance testing.
“We’ve used the insights from this testing to continually improve our police vehicle strategy,” Bertino said. “We are honored that (Michigan State Police) are using the Mustang Mach-E to help demonstrate how alternative powertrains will perform long-term in day-to-day patrol duties.”
Michigan State Police test results are important to Ford, as proved a few years ago when Ford released a news release According to preliminary test data from the Michigan State Police at the time, its new 2020 Police Interceptor Utility was scored as the fastest and fastest police vehicle in America. “All entries, including the V8-equipped sedan, have been pushed forward,” Ford said, along with its EcoBoost-powered all-wheel-drive version of the all-new 2020 Police Interceptor utility, which posted the fastest 0-60 mph time. per hour and 0-100 mph times as well as fastest laps and fastest average laps.”
Ford is a History The introduction of police vehicles dates back to the early 1900s. According to Ford’s archives, in 1915, the police force in Oakland, California, was so impressed with Ford vehicles that it standardized its fleet of light cars on all Ford models.
Then, in 1950, Ford was the first automaker to offer a police package vehicle. It offered three power options: the V-8 Special, the Ford 100-horsepower V8 and the Ford 95-horsepower six. It had improvements in engineering and design, and special provisions for added comfort, stability, speed and safety. The police package was popular nationwide, with the New York Police Department ordering 430 Fords, the largest order ever by the department at the time.
Today, Ford offers a variety of vehicles equipped for police operations, including the F-150 Lightning Pro special service vehicle. In 2023, the Claremont, New Hampshire, police department put the nation’s first electric SSV on the road thanks to a vehicle donated to it by a local Ford dealership. The pro-electric SSV is one of the first EVs aimed at police departments.
But Ford’s biggest seller is the gasoline-powered Interceptor SUV, based on the Explorer, which has a top speed of 150 mph. The 2024 model starts at $47,165. Depp said the vehicle is used by many police departments across the country, a Ford spokesman said.
State police paid $39,600 for their MCH, spokesman Mike Shaw said.
‘Cost Saving Potential’
The Michigan State Police’s Sobriety Driving Unit is nationally known for its annual Evaluation of police vehicles. The unit tests and tests police vehicles of various manufacturers to include alternative fuel vehicles. This data is compiled and published to help police fleet managers and purchasing agents across the country determine the best vehicles for their use.
“We started testing battery electric vehicles in 2022, but until now hybrids were the only alternative fuel vehicles in our fleet,” Lt. Nicholas Darlington, commander of the Health Driving Unit, said in a statement. “Adding this battery electric vehicle to our patrol fleet will allow us to conduct a long-term vehicle performance study to determine if our fleet has the potential for cost savings and broader applicability.” Yes or no.”
Shaw, a state police spokesman, told the Free Press that the duration of the MACH-E test was uncertain before the evaluation was published, saying, “They could do it year-by-year or just at one end.”
Jamie L. Lareau is a senior autos writer covering Ford Motor Company for the Detroit Free Press. Contact Jamie jlareau@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter stopJlareauan. Sign up for us Autos Newsletter. Become a subscriber.
