The Ford Mustang Mach-E has passed the 2022 model-year Michigan State Police evaluation tests, paving the way for the agency to put the battery-electric family crossover into service.
The automaker’s fleet sales arm, Ford Pro, submitted the eco-friendly Mustang Mach-E for police evaluation tests this month. The demanding Michigan State Police evaluation test includes acceleration and braking tests, along with top speed and emergency response handling assessments. The test also includes a re-creation of a high-speed pursuit to simulate the demand of real-world police work.
Ted Cannis, CEO of Ford Pro, said the Mach-E’s performance in the test serves as proof of the vehicle’s engineering and build quality.
“The fact that the Mustang Mach-E successfully stood up to the grueling Michigan State Police evaluation demonstrates that Ford can build electric vehicles that are capable, tough and reliable enough for even the most challenging jobs,” Cannis said. “We understand the needs of our commercial customers and are committed to unlocking new electrification opportunities for them.”
Michigan State Police Dodge Charger on display
Ford did not say if it plans to begin offering the Mustang Mach-E as a pursuit-rated law enforcement vehicle. The automaker’s current service vehicle lineup consists of pursuit-rated variants of the F-150 pickup and Explorer utility vehicle.
Last year, the Michigan State Police tested a total of ten vehicles as part of its 2021 model-year evaluations. This included rear-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive versions of the Chevy Tahoe PPV, various iterations of the Dodge Charger equipped with either the standard V6 or available V8 engine, the Ford Explorer and Explorer Hybrid as well as the Ford F-150 Ecoboost. The results of the 2022 model-year evaluation will be posted to the agency’s website in the fall.
GM beat Ford to the punch when it comes to offering an eco-friendly electric service vehicle, as the Chevy Bolt EV has been used by certain law enforcement agencies since 2018. The updated 2022 Chevy Bolt and 2022 Bolt EUV are also offered with a police package. Certain future GM EVs could be suitable for law enforcement duty, as well, like the Chevy Silverado EV for example.
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Like Tesla and it’s idiotic coupe brother, it look for cops to run into…
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What idiot would buy this ugly, disgusting thing thinking it’s actually a Mustang?
I mean, the Ford Explorer is a police vehicle…. not a hard bar to beat. I hope they don’t switch over. We need to actually catch criminals, not let them get away cause we have to sit and recharge after 20 minutes into a dedicated chase.
I have fond memories of going to the MIchigan police car evaluations for several years in a row when I was a police officer. Loved to watch those cars being put through the most grueling of tests. It was a lot more than just sitting around watching too. Great fun and very useful for the departments like I was at.
Well Generous M better be getting a sporty E in the works or I will be looking seriously at the M E after 40 plus years as a GM customer!!
So what’s the battery range on this Mustang with the police electronic requirements and in the middle of a cold Michigan winter?
I’d also like to see how they tested an EV for a “high speed chase” situation… as a gas burner can be going all day, then 2 hours before shift change, you get some criminal that decides to run! I know most EVs aren’t so efficient anymore over 80 mph, and with only 300 miles of range to begin with… I can’t imagine an EV being that good for a full on high speed chase that lasts 30 minutes or more. I think these will be used for traffic stops like speeding, illegal turns, etc. The cold weather will not be kind to the battery range either, when the car sits “running” to keep the heater going, using up battery range. My Volt gets about 40-43 miles in winter, WITH a gas engine running to help provide heat! Be interesting indeed, but I’m sure these tests were set up to pass, as opposed to “real world” scenarios.
Having been a police officer myself, I’m going to say that most (if any) of these would be used by brass. In other words, they will go into the hands of command officers or field supervisors and the Sheriff and Chiefs. I think it’s safe to assume that Ford and GM are “testing the waters” here along with getting a real life R & D with feedback from the departments using them. Hey, why not? If Ford and GM will basically give the departments these for very cheap or free just for the honest feedback, it’s a win for all.
I hope the companies dont start limiting the speed of EVs so that policing has the advantage as they tranistion to EVs too. …hahahahaha.
Is it just me, but I’m suspicious of Michigan State being biased. What would New York State say?
As this and a former GM-Authority article stated, the BOLT ev has been modified with a police package to offer 3 or 4 twelve volt accessory circuits to run all the computers, license plate readers and light packages these vehicles have….
The teaser on this article stated “…Will GM offer its future EVs up for law enforcement duty?….” Yogi Berra stated ” Prediction is difficult – especially about the future.”
lmao
Mach E is an ugly Bolt look-a-like with Mustang tail lights and Mustang name!
This topic has only 4 comments in 3 days over at the Ford site?
Engaged bunch them blue pill fans! 😂😂😂😂
Possibility, for when they reinvent the Camaro as a four-door performance EV sedan!??
Unless and until there’s a major breakthrough in battery range and charge time I don’t see electric vehicles as going mainstream in their current state. Think about smart phones and tablets. In over 10 years I don’t see much of an improvement in how long they operate and the charging up times. It’s still abysmal. Smart phones but dumb batteries. It’s incredible how fast an ev can be but they haven’t been able to improve the range much since 2012 and the Tesla model S. Why can’t a lower power ev that goes 0-60 in 8 seconds have a range of 600 miles or more? Yet they can produce the Tesla plaid that goes 0-60 in 1.9 seconds but the range is the same as the much slower vehicle. When they develop a battery that can fully charge up in an hour at my home then I might consider one.
Also, I am trying to find out if all EV brands have a separate battery to start and just run the normal operations of a car
If that’s the case what is the use of an EV still going to have the same battery problem as I do now because I have to use a
battery tender all the time because our car sits too long!!??
Police already have the Mach E’s on the road here in MD.
To be fair, I use a Ford Interceptor V6 Twin-Turbo (explorer) and it gets such terrible gas mileage, my personal vehicle (Chevy Bolt) gets significantly more range, even if driven hard. and the Explorer will suck down gas just sitting in a parking lot with the A/C on. I use it as a paramedic fly car and it sits in a firehouse until an alarm, gets driven 2-4 miles to a scene. If needed, left running on scene locked up (so it won’t die powering the radios/fridge…)
Three or four calls and it’s down to a 1/4 tank, from overflowing.
I used a Chevy Bolt to do home visits in NYC during early COVID-19 and made the 60-mile one-way drive to Brooklyn, idled all day when not in a house, drove around Brooklyn to the different patients, then went home all on one charge.
I fill my Ford work car and it says I can drive 120 miles and that it is averaging 7.5mpg.
The PD has it much worse and has to constantly refuel those “Explorers” since they typically remain on.
They could easily use an electric car for Fire, EMS, or Police if they implement it correctly, such as rotating between tours.
They are faster, significantly less to upkeep, and can even add solar to the area to power the charging.
HOWEVER
It is a crying shame to use the Mustang name for a car that is clearly a 100% new vehicle with no ties to the historic Mustang name.
Come on Ford!!, pick ANY OTHER NAME, leave the Mustang out of this or you are asking to be ripped to bits by anyone who has ever owned, driven, wanted, or respected its legacy.
If you make an Electric Mustang then make it look like a Mustang and not a mix between a station wagon and a minivan.
I own/drive/like Electric cars and it pissed me off to see this, I always liked the look of the Mustang over the years.
The vehicle is probably great; but
I was seriously thinking about all E-cars until I found out that they at least the Bolt has a regular battery to start and to operate the the car. My dealer had one in the showroom that went dead sitting there. As it is I keep a battery tender on my Buick all the time as I do not drive it often enough, I will be damed if I am going to have to have two things to plug in all the time. So until these engineers figure out how to run the all the cars on the main battery I will not be in the market!
Maureen:
I had a 2017 BOLT EV and traded it in June 2021 for a 2022 EUV, due to the high resale prices available currently.
To avoid the 12 volt battery from going dead, all you have to do, is once a week or so Just turn the car on for a few minutes… The 12 volt battery will recharge without plugging ANYTHING in…. You won’t even notice any decrease in range from the big traction battery.
I don’t have the bother of using a battery tender in any of my plug-in cars… And I don’t plug them in every day – I do that when they legitimately need it and not otherwise.