Virgin Islands Police Department Deploys Five All-Electric Ford Mustang Mach-E Patrol Vehicles
Grant-funded EV patrol units are now stationed across all three U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Five Ford Mustang Mach-E patrol vehicles, fully upfitted for law-enforcement service, are now deployed across all three U.S. Virgin Islands in what the government describes as the first fully outfitted all-electric enforcement vehicles integrated into the Government of the Virgin Islands fleet.
“Modernizing government has been one of our priorities from day one, and that means using technology to improve how government operates, increase efficiency and make better use of taxpayer dollars,” Governor Albert Bryan Jr. said. “Putting electric vehicles into active police service is another step in that direction and another example of government leading by example. It also advances our broader energy strategy. For too long, the Virgin Islands has been vulnerable to the cost of imported fuel. By expanding solar generation, battery storage, charging infrastructure, and electric transportation, we are steadily reducing that dependence. These five vehicles are a small but important part of building a more modern, efficient and energy-secure Virgin Islands.”
The Virgin Islands Energy Office (VIEO) secured the purchase through a grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Energizing Insular Communities (EIC) Program. Dana Safety Supply, one of the nation’s largest providers of public-safety equipment and vehicle-upfitting services, handled the upfitting; Metro Motors coordinated local procurement. Two units are stationed in St. Croix, two in St. Thomas and one in St. John.
“The significance of this deployment goes far beyond five vehicles,” said VIEO Director Kyle Fleming. “Patrol vehicles are highly utilized, mission-critical assets. Bringing fully electric police units into active service demonstrates that the Virgin Islands is committed to leaving no vehicle class behind as we transition our transportation sector.”
The five Mach-Es are part of a broader effort under the Bryan-Roach Administration through which VIEO has secured and deployed federal funding supporting the procurement of more than 60 electric vehicles across the government fleet, spanning passenger vehicles, pickup trucks and transit vehicles in addition to the new law-enforcement units.
Under a separate VIEO subgrant, Metro Motors is expanding on-island EV service and repair capacity to support the growing fleet. Metro Motors hosted a vehicle familiarization workshop for Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) officers and mechanics before the units entered active service, covering the Mach-E platform’s operation and key vehicle systems.
