Posted on 07/28/2022 12:46:14 PM PDT by Red Badger
A preproduction F-150 Lightning Pro SSV fitted out for police duty
Back in 2016, Ford fitted out a special F-150 truck for serve-and-protect duty as a police service vehicle. Now the company has done something similar with the new all-electric version of the pickup, which has been dubbed the F-150 Lightning Pro SSV.
Ford notes that it has supplied police departments with vehicles for more than 70 years, with its police vehicle lineup actually outselling those supplied by all of its combined competitors.
The latest addition to its lineup, the 2023 F-150 Lightning Pro Special Service Vehicle (or SSV for short), essentially combines the all-electric version of America's best-selling truck with the latest generation of the special-edition combustion-engine Police Responder mentioned in the opener.
Ford says that in standard battery configuration, the electric drivetrain produces 452 hp (337 kW) along with 775 lb.ft (1,050 Nm) of torque, payload capacity of up to 2,235 lb (1,013 kg) is possible and the e-truck is capable of towing 7,700 lb (~3,490 kg). With an extended battery option cooked in, the horsepower gets a bump to 580 and the towing capability to 10,000 lb.
The driver and passenger seats have steel intrusion plates built into the backs to protect officers from troublesome offenders sitting on the easy-clean vinyl bench in back The driver and passenger seats have steel intrusion plates built into the backs to protect officers from troublesome offenders sitting on the easy-clean vinyl bench in backFord Inside, officers will find a 12-inch digital instrument cluster, plus a 12-inch touchscreen in landscape orientation above the blocky center console. Ford's Co-Pilot360 driver assistance package is included too, which offers such things as auto emergency braking and help with blindspots.
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i wonder how long they can maintain hot pursuit...
I miss the Crown Vic.
I’d hate to see whole fleet of EV police cars. But I can see having one or two for times stealth is needed.
Yeah, I notice it doesn’t mention range, and any range figure would drop dramatically for “non-ideal” conditions/speeds.
More and better equipment won’t make up for pro-criminal courts, absentee fathers, and handcuffed police.
Battery packs have been known to spontaneously combust ie...they "cook off".
Just hope the door latches are not electrically activated...otherwise the driver/passengers will also be cooked.
“i wonder how long they can maintain hot pursuit...”
It is a special purpose vehicle, not intended for pursuits ...
That “non-ideal” part is a question. Most of the Mounties I see spent a lot of time parked with the AC on. AC typically uses about 5 HP so how many stake outs is that?
It’ll probably catch the other vehicles in the fleet on fire at some point.
These agencies will certainly get to field test every EV imaginable.
Smoking BMW i8 Dumped In Water By Firefighters https://www.motor1.com/news/315476/bmw-i8-fire-reponse-netherlands/
Crown Vics were neat. And I remember in the late 50’s, 60’s the Interceptors. The guys used to watch for those being surplussed. In those years they traded them around 50K miles so they had a lot of life left.
“Yeah, I notice it doesn’t mention range, and any range figure would drop dramatically for “non-ideal” conditions/speeds.”
Range is not a big concern for special use vehicles. I often see unmanned police cars at construction sites with lights flashing. Perfect for this.
A car very few agencies want. Except for the woke retards. And even they will figure out how useless they are in short order. In a year they will take the lights and equipment out and hand it over to parking enforcement.
CC
special purpose to visit elementary schools and watch drag queens read books to children... officer friendly kind of stuff. got it.
... and the torque!
“i wonder how long they can maintain hot pursuit...”
They are likely for progressive towns to buy and virtue signal with during parades.
Anyone being pursued knows they are a one shot and done joke.
it’s a sales pitch...
there’s absolutely no use for this vehicle in law enforcement...
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