🎙 Government Fleet Executive Editor, Thi Dao, sits down with Lieutenant Mike McCarthy of the Michigan State Precision Driving Unit to talk about testing electric vehicles for police fleets.  

🗣 Topics discussed: 

• The vehicle testing program.


• Biggest takeaways from the 2021 vehicle testing. 


• Does the Ford Mach-E work as a police vehicle? 


• How big of a factor are ergonomics and ease of installation when choosing a police vehicle? 


• Are EVs the future of police vehicles? 


• Much more!   

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⏱ Timestamps ⏱

0:00 Introduction

0:53 Overview of Mike, His Role, and the Precision Driving Unit

1:25 The Vehicle Testing Program

2:08 Mike’s Biggest Takeaway from Vehicle Testing This Year

2:54 Purchasing Criteria for New Vehicles

3:29 Driving the Mach-E as a Police Vehicle

4:07 How Police Agencies Should Use Driving Test Results

6:19 How Big of a Factor is Ergonomics and Ease of Installation?

7:33 EVs: The Future of Police Vehicles

9:08 How Much Battery is Used for Performance?

10:10 Highlights from This Year’s Testing