Back in 2021, Michigan State Police announced that it would be testing the then-new Ford Mustang Mach-E in pilot form. Based on the production Ford Mustang Mach-E GT, this special build and subsequent pilot program testing was also used by Ford as a benchmark as it explores the idea of expanding its purpose-built all-electric police vehicle offerings moving forward. Now, Michigan State Police has officially added the 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E as its very first battery electric vehicle.
The 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E is already on duty, assigned to MSP’s State Security Operations Section, where it will be used by state properties security officers who specialize in general law enforcement and security services at state-owned and leased facilities in the Lansing area. “This is an exciting opportunity for us to research, in real time, how a battery electric vehicle performs on patrol,” said Col. James F. Grady II, director of the MSP. “Our state properties security officers patrol a substantially smaller number of miles per day than our troopers and motor carrier officers, within city limits and at lower speeds, coupled with the availability of charging infrastructure in downtown Lansing, making this the ideal environment to test the capabilities of a police-package battery electric vehicle.”
“We began testing battery electric vehicles in 2022, but up until now hybrids were the only alternative fuel vehicle in our fleet,” said Lt. Nicholas Darlington, commander of the Precision Driving Unit. “Adding this battery electric vehicle to our patrol fleet will allow us to study the vehicle’s performance long-term to determine if there is a potential for cost savings and broader applicability within our fleet.”
MSP is just the latest law enforcement agency to add the Ford Mustang Mach-E to its fleet, however. That list already includes the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI Police, the Dearborn Police Department, New York City Police Department, and the Repentigny Police Department in Canada, while the ICE-powered S650 generation Ford Mustang is also beginning to pop up in various fleets across the U.S., too.
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Cop cars can spend a lot of time at idle, wasting gas.
Yes that is true and do you know the reasons why it may not be for “wasting gas?” Are you a cop or have ever been?