Full Article below with the archive and original link. Whichever works best for you

The federal push for departments to go electric is providing another opportunity to go big. Ford announced the Mustang Mach-E SUV as part of its effort to develop “all-electric, purpose-built law enforcement vehicles.” One of these vehicles, the Ford F-150 Lightning Pro SSV, is even heavier than Ford’s SUVs precisely because it’s an EV — batteries weigh more than gas tanks — and it’s fast, too, going zero to 60 miles per hour in four seconds. Ford thinks this is the way forward — as the release reads: “The F-150 Lightning Pro Special Service Vehicle marks the next step in our efforts to serve law enforcement into an electric future” — all but guaranteeing a country of police vehicles that are larger, heavier, and infinitely deadlier. The justifications for their necessity — much like police justifications for purchasing mine-resistant armored tanks — are dubious, at best. (According to Ford, the average police cruiser spends 61 percent of its time idling.)

https://www.curbed.com/2022/10/nypd-all-suv-fleet-ford.html

https://archive.ph/JdHZm