Ford Mustang Mach-E Officially Joins Michigan State Police Fleet

Michigan State Police has added a new Ford Mustang Mach-E to its fleet, but following testing, it could potentially purchase many more.

Not too long after the Ford Mustang Mach-E debuted for the 2021 model year, the Michigan State Police (MSP) announced that it would be testing the new EV crossover with an eye toward potentially adding it to its fleet in the future. A police pilot example of the Mach-E has since been treated to MSP’s rigorous testing procedures, which apparently went quite well, because that same model has now become the very first all-electric vehicle of any kind to officially join that law enforcement agency’s fleet.

Michigan State Police just announced that it has added a 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E to its fleet, which will be assigned to its State Security Operations Section. There, the EV crossover will be used by state properties security officers, who are armed, uniformed members of the MSP that 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 MSP 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.”

No official police version of the Ford Mustang Mach-E exists as of yet, but this test will be an important one, as MSP will publish the results of its findings to police agencies across the globe – and FoMoCo will obviously be keeping close tabs on the process, too. “We have utilized insight from this testing for continuous improvement to our police vehicles strategy,” Lindsey Bertino, Ford’s police brand marketing manager, told the Detroit Free Press. “We are honored that (Michigan State Police) is using the Mustang Mach-E to help study how alternate powertrains will perform long term in daily patrol duties.”

Photos: Michigan State Police, Ford

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Brett Foote

Brett Foote has been covering the automotive industry for over five years and is a longtime contributor to Internet Brands’ Auto Group sites, including Chevrolet Forum, Rennlist, and Ford Truck Enthusiasts, among other popular sites.

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