yasth t1_jdc389q wrote on March 23, 2023 at 10:02 AM

Reply to comment by Solid_Angel in Ford Mustang Mach-E Squad Cars by handyManDrew

Electric makes a lot of sense for a NYC police car, they often don't go 30 miles in shift, and they already are mostly using explorers which are about the same size.

IAmGoingToSleepNow t1_jdcm4to wrote on March 23, 2023 at 1:13 PM

Yup. Plus police spend a lot of time idling, where EVs excel. Very little battery use during that time instead of wasting fuel and engine wear. The other big gain is in stop and go traffic, the other place where police spend a fair amount of time.

Lower maintenance should end up costing less with less downtime and fewer cars out of service.

Everyone wants to hate, but if the cars need to be replaced, EV is the way to go. I bet it ends up costing less than buying new gas cars in the long run.

actualtext t1_jdcc67d wrote on March 23, 2023 at 11:46 AM

Ford Explorers are the same size as the Mach-E?

yasth t1_jdcdhhk wrote on March 23, 2023 at 11:59 AM

I mean the explorer is bigger in every dimension https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/ford-mustang-mach-e-2021-suv-vs-ford-explorer-2019-suv/ I was just trying to give a general reference. Truthfully it would slot between the escape and the explorer. The explorer is basically the standard nypd “car" now though https://www.curbed.com/2022/10/nypd-all-suv-fleet-ford.html so it seemed a good reference.