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USVI’s First Fully Electric Police Patrol Vehicles Enter Service Across Territory

Five fully electric Ford Mustang Mach-E patrol vehicles are entering active service with the Virgin Islands Police Department, marking the first deployment of fully outfitted all-electric law-enforcement vehicles in the Government of the Virgin Islands fleet. The vehicles will be distributed across all three islands, with two assigned to St. Croix, two to St. Thomas and one to St. John, according to the Virgin Islands Energy Office. The agency announced the deployment Tuesday as part of the government’s broader effort to electrify its vehicle fleet. The five vehicles were purchased using a federal grant secured by the Energy Office through the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Energizing Insular Communities Program. Metro Motors coordinated the local procurement and specialized upfitting process, while Dana Safety Supply outfitted the vehicles with equipment required for police use. The Energy Office did not disclose the total cost of purchasing and outfitting the five police vehicl...