I'm not referring to acceleration. As mentioned, I'm referring to the beefed up 12V system that Ford recommends for police accessories. (and a Select isn't going to give higher range than a GT anyway)
Good point.
I note that we have "many, many" governments in the USA, as we are a federated republic. And, afaik, the great preponderance of police forces in our country are county / township / parish, city, village, tribal and state level, not Federal.
When I was in college I briefly worked for the fire department as I wanted to go into the medical field since my mother is an ER doctor. We had the same rules then. The amount of paperwork we had to complete to show that we did comparisons of like brands/parts and that it was manufactured and sourced from US labor and materials was crazy. I'm not sure if everywhere is like that, and honestly I don't know if there's federal influence because all of these public service agencies receive federal money, but I know we had to.
Similar “Region of Origin” rules are about to kick in here making cars more expensive.
I think you'll find that since 2023 Ford is making a version just for law enforcement with a beefed-up power system. Like the old Crown Vic's and the F-150's.
Do you have anything to cite that? I haven't seen anything on that. Not saying you're incorrect, but unless it's in writing somewhere all we have, that I've seen, is what I previously posted.
There are at least 6 here where I live. There Are two high security US Government sites near me. White base, green trim marked Homeland Security. These are not border patrol, I see them farther north. The FBI vehicles are all black SUV's. And I regularly see one parked at his home overnight.
To buy a police or other vehicle for Government purposes in NY, they have to go through the OGS system. The state does a testing and contract function for this. It includes a long list of requirements as to sourcing, warranties, and labor. It also involves the contract for the addition of police equipment as the state controls the car police computers and access. They also allow NYC to do their own thing within reason. Unfortunately, they are kept confidential to the public for security reasons.
...and charging infrastructure and electrical grid improvements.
I understand that the bulletin is only for MY21, but my point is that we haven't seen anything that would confirm your assertion that they have a 2023 revised version. You made that statement with a great deal of confidence but nothing to back it up. Like I said, you could be correct. I'm just looking for the data to support it so that we, collectively, don't continue to say things that are incorrect if in fact they have a new model. Likewise, I don't want to say there's a new model if there isn't.
Fleets have a different way to work on this. When you buy a thousand or more vehicles things change a lot. They deal with the manufacturer directly and negotiate what they get and the cost. The formfactor of the 165-amp DC-DC converter will fit in any Mach E. So, if there is enough numbers, Ford will do it. When we had the Crown Vic's, it cost $45,000 just to convert them for police use here. Most of that cost was the fuel tank protection. NY just had a auction to get rid of 400 new vehicles that they had in a lot at Albany. A large percentage were police vehicles. But not EV's. So they need to go because the Govenor wants everything Green quickly.
Twice now I've asked you to provide evidence to your claim that:
And twice now you have replied with your own assumptions.
