British Cops Could Soon Chase Baddies In Electric Mustangs

To anyone who grew up wanting to be a police officer, there are few things as cool as a cop car. All the lights and gadgets are exciting to a kid playing cops & robbers, and if you've been keeping an eye onDubai's police force, you'll know that some cop cars are cooler than others even in adulthood. We've seen somepretty special police carsover the years, including aLamborghini Huracan in Italyand even a Dodge Challenger SRTHellcat right here in America. But now the UK's police force is getting an unusual police cruiser of its own that has only one drawback - it's electric.

Alongside the new police car concept is a concept Transit van, which Ford is calling a "five-ton 'Protected Personnel Carrier' conversion" with adjustable rear cell and storage areas, but we're mainly interested in the cruiser.

The car in question is aFord Mustang Mach-E, and it'snot the first EVwe've seen the UK opt to employ in its fight against crime. The modified Mach-E has just been unveiled by Ford as a concept, and it seems that it'll be rather popular.

According to Ford, "seven forces have either tested the new vehicle or requested a full evaluation of a specially-built concept car." The Metropolitan Police Force has already tried out the regular Mach-E and come away impressed, prompting police officials to urge Ford to take the idea further with a working representation of what police could expect if the Mach-E gets the green light.