Department of Homeland Security Prepares to Test Mustang Mach-E as Police Vehicle

Electric vehicles (“EVs”) manufactured by established automakers are poised to play a significant role in the proliferation of EV technology. Unlike EV startups that have to build everything from the ground up, established automakers such as Ford already have facilities, skilled manpower and connections along the supply chain. This allows them to hit the ground running once they decide to start building electric cars. Ford, for instance, introduced the Mustang Mach-E in November 2019 and began selling the premium EV in December 2020.

A year later, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) has revealed that it will start testing the award-winning electric vehicle from Ford as a police vehicle from 2022. This comes just a few months after the Mustang Mach-E became the first EV to pass the challenging Michigan State Police model year evaluation. The Mach-E has attracted the attention of police departments across the country, and now it looks like law enforcement agencies are also interested. Last week, an executive order from President Joseph Biden stated that the Department of Homeland Security would start conducting field tests on the Ford Mustang Mach-E for its fleet that currently has more than 30,000 cars.

The executive order also demanded that the entire federal fleet transition to buying only zero-emissions vehicles by 2035. As per the order, the federal government is to work with U.S. car and battery manufacturers as well as charging infrastructure manufacturers plus installers to electrify the DHS fleet and make it the largest electric vehicle fleet within the country. The Mustang Mach-E was the only specific EV model to be mentioned in the executive order.

The Department of Homeland Security still hasn’t revealed which type of Mach-E it will start testing next year. The Mach-E comes in four different trims: Select, Premium, California Route 1 and GT. Aside from a pilot EV that was tested by the Michigan State Police, none of these trims was specifically designed for police use, and they aren’t optimized for law enforcement purposes. For instance, the Mach-E would have some trouble storing routine police equipment.

President Biden’s executive order coupled with increasing interest in electric vehicles among state police departments may lead Ford and other automakers such as Workhorse Group Inc. (NASDAQ: WKHS) to make police-specific versions of their EVs. According to the Michigan state police, the Mach-E’s performance in the test was a “good start” for electric vehicles. However, MSP noted that there is need for significant development in charging infrastructure and speeds for EVs to be able to truly compete with internal combustion engine cars in law enforcement.

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