Archived Ford says hybrid police car catches bad guys, saves gas too (nydailynews.com)
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Archived Ford says hybrid police car catches bad guys, saves gas too (nydailynews.com)
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[–] derram ago
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'The gas engine will shut off at idle with the battery handling the electrical load for flashers, radios and other items. '
'Ford was to unveil the police car Monday with press conferences in New York and Los Angeles. '
'One already has been outfitted to look like a Los Angeles police cruiser. '
'Ford said at $2.50 per gallon for gas, the hybrid would save a police department $3,877 per year in fuel costs per vehicle. '
'When the throttle is held down for five seconds, the car will go into pursuit mode, using both the electric motor and the gas engine for maximum performance, Ford said. '
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[–] thrus [S] 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
I'm looking at this and thinking how long will it take for a new car to pay for itself if it only saves $3000 a year, if it was $35,000 to buy it would have to stay on the road for 12 years to start any savings. It may be an option when they need to replace things but swapping just for gas wouldn't be a reasonable idea. Also what they hell are they doing to get 18 mpg our of a turbo v6, that seems very low to me though they may be accounting the idling as well. I'm also curious about this pursuit mode and how they disable it as I could see people not liking the wimpy car and so just putting it into that mode all the time, would that still make it save money on gas? You also have to consider that with the smaller engine there is also an alternator that is larger then most due to all of the computer equipment they talked about, how will that interact with the engine plus needing to charge the batteries at the same time.
Given that they mentioned MI I'll chime in that I have seen mostly Impalas and then chargers as the cop cars here over the last years.
[–] GreatDrok ago
The purchase cost of a typical car is usually the main thing people consider when buying and they just face the running costs over the years. I bought a car 9 years ago which cost me $17,000 and each year I ran it I was paying $5000 for fuel and servicing so I paid an additional $40,000 over the 8 years I owned the car. I've recently bought an EV and the annual running costs are around $200. The car cost me $43,000 so with the running costs I'll save $13,000 over the same period as my previous car. Hybrids make less sense because they still use fuel and still have the complications associated with a regular ICEV so they save less over time than a pure BEV.