Mar 6, 2021
From left to right: Energy Management Committee member Bill Saltonstall, Chief Richard Nighelli and Selectman Norm Hills with the Marion Police Department's new hybrid police cruiser. (=Photo courtesy: Marion Police Department.
MARION — The Marion Police Department is going green with its first hybrid police cruiser.
Received by the department this week, the 2021 Ford Police Interceptor Utility was put into service on March 3.
The model is the first pursuit-rated hybrid SUV and features all of the traditional engineering and structural features that offer stability, power and safety. According to Ford, it is also the only vehicle worldwide that is engineered to meet the 75-mph rear-impact crash test.