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Michigan State Police are testing the all-electric 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E police vehicle in a special unit that will evaluate the vehicle and then publish the results of its performance to police fleet managers and purchasing agents nationwide — potentially having a huge impact on Ford Motor Co.'s future police fleet sales.
On Monday, the Michigan State Police said it added its first EV, the Mach-E, to use on patrol starting immediately. The car is assigned to the police's State Security Operations Section. Officers in that section are armed, uniformed police who specialize in law enforcement and security at state-owned and leased facilities in the Lansing area, the state police said.
“This is an exciting opportunity for us to research, in real time, how a battery electric vehicle performs on patrol,” Col. James Grady, director of the Michigan State Police, said in a statement.
“We began testing battery electric vehicles in 2022, but up until now hybrids were the only alternative fuel vehicle in our fleet,” Lt. Nicholas Darlington, commander of the Precision Driving Unit, said in a statement. “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. ”State police spokesman Shaw told the Free Press the Mach-E test period before publishing the evaluation is undecided, saying,
Jamie L. LaReau is the senior autos writer who covers Ford Motor Co. for the Detroit Free Press. Contact Jamie at jlareau@freepress.com. Follow her on Twitter @jlareauan. To sign up for our autos newsletter.
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