Ford has been providing police departments with the vehicles they need to protect and serve communities for more than 70 years.
Currently, Ford Pro customers include more than 12,000 police departments across the United States and its police vehicle lineup outsells all other police vehicles combined.
The company attributes this success and customer loyalty to the automaker’s close collaboration with its customers, specifically the Ford Police Advisory Board.
“We're proud to offer America’s first electric police pickup truck to local government customers who can use the truck’s game-changing technology to help improve their productivity,” said Nate Oscarson, Ford Pro national government sales manager.
“Pro Power Onboard can serve as a mobile power source to light up evening accident scenes on the highway, the electric powertrain helps to potentially reduce costs associated with fuel and scheduled maintenance needs and the Mega Power Frunk provides extra lockable storage on top of purpose-built police additions our customers have come to expect from the leader in police vehicles.”
The 2023 F-150 Lightning Pro SSV blends familiar Built Ford Tough power and performance, including available sub-four-second 0-60100kph acceleration capabilities, with the vehicle’s high-tech electric platform and innovation with Ford Pro’s real-time software and support.
The F-150 Lightning Pro SSV is designed to handle specialised departmental needs outside of pursuit situations, such as assisting at an accident or crime scene or giving departments the ability to tow a boat or trailer.
Purpose-built features from F-150 Police Responder include:
> Police-grade heavy-duty cloth seats with reduced bolsters to help holstered officers enter and exit the vehicle more easily;
> Built-in steel intrusion plates in the front seatbacks.
> Available red/blue, amber/white roof-mounted LED warning beacons
> An upfit-friendly reinforced instrument panel top tray for easy mounting of police equipment
As part of Ford Pro’s platform of connected vehicles, software and services, the targeted zero-emissions police truck comes pre-configured to seamlessly connect to a department’s existing fleet of Ford and non-Ford internal combustion engine and battery-electric vehicles, chargers, and fleet management software.
When used together, police departments can proactively manage when vehicles are charged and serviced, resulting in potentially lower operating costs and improved uptime.
More information on 2023 F-150 Lightning, including range, will be released later this summer.
