Ford Professional launched the primary electrical pickup truck purpose-built for police: the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Professional Particular Service Car (SSV). Ford has been offering police departments with automobiles for greater than 70 years. Presently, Ford Professional clients embrace greater than 12,000 police departments throughout the nation and its police car lineup outsells all different police automobiles mixed.
The corporate attributes this success and buyer loyalty to the automaker’s shut collaboration with its clients, particularly the Ford Police Advisory Board.
The F-150 Lightning Professional SSV, with accessible sub-four-second 0-60 mph acceleration, is designed to deal with specialised departmental wants exterior of pursuit conditions, similar to helping at an accident or crime scene or giving departments the power to tow a ship or trailer. Goal-built options from F-150 Police Responder embrace:
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Police-grade heavy-duty material seats with diminished bolsters to assist holstered officers enter and exit the car extra simply
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Constructed-in metal intrusion plates within the entrance seatbacks.
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Accessible crimson/blue, amber/white roof-mounted LED warning beacons
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An upfit-friendly bolstered instrument panel prime tray for simple mounting of police gear
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Straightforward-to-clean vinyl rear seats and vinyl flooring
Customary options embrace:
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Inside: 12-inch digital cluster display and 12-inch landscape-style touchscreen on the middle stack.
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Exterior: Mega Energy Frunk provides officers 14.1 cubic ft of lockable cargo space within the entrance and affords easy accessibility for upfitters to find a 220-amp DC-DC energy supply.
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Focused efficiency and functionality: 452 horsepower, 775 lb-ft of torque5, 7,700-pound towing capability and a couple of,235 most payload with a standard-range battery, and sub-four-second 0-60 mph acceleration, 580 horsepower, 775 lb-ft of torque, and 10,000-pound towing functionality with the extended-range battery.
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Know-how: Clever Vary, SYNC 4, over-the-air Ford Energy Up software program updates and Ford Co-Pilot360 know-how, together with Automated Emergency Braking and Blindspot Info System (BLIS) with Cross-Site visitors Alert.
As a part of Ford Professional’s platform of linked automobiles, software program and companies, the focused zero-emissions police truck comes pre-configured to connect with a division’s present fleet of Ford and non-Ford inner combustion engine and battery-electric automobiles, chargers, and fleet administration software program. When used collectively, police departments can proactively handle when automobiles are charged and serviced, leading to doubtlessly decrease working prices and improved uptime.
