Ford is one of the biggest names in the game when it comes to making police cars. The American brand has been providing the U.S police department with dependable vehicles and helping to keep the streets safer for over 70 years.
In recent years, Ford has made the cities greener by providing electric vehicles; we expect the F-150 Lightning Pro SSV police vehicle will take things up a notch. With exterior and interior features purposefully designed for a police car, this modern pickup truck has promised to help lower costs, increase efficiency, and meet its municipal customers’ every need.
The Ford F-150 Lightning Pro is America’s first pure electric pickup truck, and it has gotten us excited, so without any further ado, let’s get into the details we know about this fantastic vehicle so far.
Seven Decades Of Making Efficient Police Cars
Whether it’s an action movie you’re watching or a live report of a car chase, you are likely to have seen a Ford police vehicle going after the bad guys. Ford has been producing police cars since the 1950s; however, the first Ford vehicle specifically designed to be a cop car was the Crown Victoria which came out in 1992.
Since then, Ford has provided useful and up-to-date police vehicles such as the F-150 SSV, the Expedition/MAX SSV, and the Transit Prisoner Transport Vehicle.
The Police Ford Interceptor has been dubbed the ultimate police vehicle and proves worthy of the title. With remarkable powertrains, security systems, and surveillance equipment, Police Ford Interceptors are far from your average fast SUV.
The Ford F-150 Lightning Pro SSV is not Ford’s first electric police car; it was the Mustang Mach-E GT that sparked the NYPD’s foray into the electric world. Only a few years since the Mustang Mach-E GT hit the market, and Ford has announced the arrival of the F-150 Lightning Pro SSV police vehicle.
High-Tech Features Perfect For Police Business
The 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro SSV has top tire enforcement-specific features on the inside and out. The Lightning Pro ensures the comfort of the officers by having heavy-duty cloth seats with reduced bolsters to ease holstered officers’ movements. It has easy-to-clean vinyl rear seats and flooring and built-in steel intrusion plates on the back of the front seats.
With some of the most modern technology available, this electric police pickup has a 12-inch digital cluster screen and a 12-inch landscape touchscreen on the center stack. Some other impressive features are intelligent range, over-the-air Ford power up software updates, and Ford Co-Pilot360 technology, including automatic emergency braking and blindspot information system with cross-traffic alert.
Moving on to the exterior, the F-150 Lightning Pro comes with an upfit-friendly reinforced instrument panel top tray for easier and faster equipment mounting onto the pickup. The intelligent electric truck also has red/blue and amber/white LED warning beacons to mount on the roof. The Lightning Pro Mega-Power Frunk offers 14.1 cubic feet of space, just like the 2022 F-150 Lightning.
Ford vehicles are known for their unmatched performance and exceptional powertrain, and the F-150 Lightning Pro SSV is no exception. The standard-range battery on the Lightning Pro provides you with 452 horses at demand, 775 lb.-ft. of torque, 7,700-pound towing capacity, and a maximum payload of 2,235. However, the extended-range battery offers 580 hp, 775 lb.-ft. of torque5, and 10,000-pound towing ability. Either way, the officers won’t have to worry about catching up with the culprits.
As Sustainable And Productive As You’d Expect A Ford To Be
The F-150 Lightning Pro SSV can seamlessly connect to the police department's fleet of Ford and non-Ford internal combustion engine and battery-electric vehicles, chargers, and fleet management software. Being a member of Ford Pro’s platform of connected cars, software, and services, the targeted zero-emissions pickup truck will potentially have lower operating costs as well as improved uptime.
Lightning Pro customers will also benefit from having access to the available Ford E-Telematics, which delivers manufacturer-grade info and the best insights on potential solutions regarding fuel management and the vehicle’s health.
Ford Pro customers consist of over 12,000 police departments across the United States. With awesome tech, incredible capabilities, and great attention to detail, the F-150 Lightning Pro SSV has the means to become one of the best police vehicles in the U.S.
Ford’s FinSimple offers flexible financing choices for municipal customers to sweeten the deal. Clients can also benefit from financial options for charging solutions such as depot installation, hardware, and software, which help enter electrified fleets. More details will be released about the magnificent Lightning Pro SSV later on this summer.