A version of the Mustang Mach-E electric car for use by UK police forces has been developed in concept form by Ford and is currently under evaluation, writes Brian Byrne.
Police forces in the UK are already interested, including the London Metropolitan Police Force which has requested a full evaluation of the special version after appraising the standard Mach-E. The car is based on the Standard Range AWD version which has a range of around 600km, with an acceleration for 0-100km/h in 3.7s. An Extended Range version is envisaged.
The conversion of the original Mach-E was carried out by Ford’s long term partner to the blue light industry, Safeguard SVP, a specialist constructor based in Essex. Among the equipment fitted to the concept car are bespoke mounting pods and brackets to ensure suitable locations are found for operational use, with minimal damage to the vehicle.
All lighting is LED with very low power consumption to reduce current draw from the vehicle’s 12V power system. The car's blue light system runs off the 12v battery, and so doesn't affect range.
