Policemen hunting down law-breakers or criminals all over Los Angeles may soon be riding a hybrid police Sedan from Ford, as the company has recently revealed the world's first "pursuit rated" hybrid police car, further said that the Los Angeles Police Department is among the first offices to receive one.
Ford market more police cars in the United States than any car company and its new hybrid the Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan will extend its existence on the road soon. The new hybrid police car contain a 1.4-kilowatt lithium-ion battery, a 1.4-kilowatt lithium-ion battery, an Atkinson-cycle 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and is believed to blazed 38 miles for every gallon of gas in city-roadway drives, which makes it 20 miles for each gallon more than its current cop car, the Ford Taurus, or the Police Interceptor Sedan.
While the new hybrid cars aren't as fast as the old Taurus, Ford says that it anticipates that they're sufficiently quick enough to acquire a pursuit rating come the time they're tested soon by the Michigan State Police and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. It will be the first hybrid car to receive such an honor. Cars can just get a pursuit rating in the event that they render awesome performance results in visible features, such as acceleration, handling, braking, top speed, and ergonomics, NYDN stressed.
"People living in the cities have been inquiring us for solutions to lessen or reduce carbon emission and costs, and offices have been requesting greener police cars and greener pursuit vehicles," said Kevin Koswick, Ford's chief of a lease and remarketing operations in North America. "We saw a need and we thought we could accomplish it," as per LA Times.
Various hours of sitting is hard on engines, as expected, and they consume a great deal of fuel. For this, the new hybrid cars can use its lithium- ion battery rather than the car's motor, saving fuel expenses and decreasing emissions. Actually, the car's battery-only mode can go up to 60 mph, without the need of the motor or engine.
