The Hennessey Board of Trustees approved the purchase of a new 2020 Ford Explorer, Police Interceptor, Hybrid Police Car. The car has full time all-wheel drive and will come ready to use fully outfitted with all of the necessary equipment. The board questioned that this is a hybrid and how it will perform. Hennessey Police Chief Ed Cangiano said, “It has 313 horsepower and a top speed of 137 mph. It performs as good as a normal gas only car. It has a savings of about $3400 per year in gas costs.”
Ed also said, “I was looking for a way to save on gas mileage. The current Explorers get about 13 miles per gallon. The new hybrid version will get about 24 MPG. A great deal of the day the cars are idling, these cars go into battery mode and use no gas, and the battery is guaranteed for 8 years.”
The car will be purchased using the special restricted emergency budget and will not come out of the general fund. (Stock photo not actual car)
