AQMD Displays Natural Gas-Powered Police Pursuit Vehicle

Last weekend South Coast Air Quality Management District unveiled a 2011 Ford Crown Victoria Interceptor that had been converted to run on CNG. "These police vehicles look and operate just like their gasoline counterparts," said Michael Cacciotti, SCAQMD Board Member and Councilman for the city of South Pasadena. "But they are much cleaner and better for air quality and our health, which is especially important in pollution-plagued Southern California."

The SCAQMD demonstration 2011 Ford Crown Victoria police pursuit vehicle has been retrofitted to run entirely on CNG and is capable of speeds up to 100 mph. Just like its gasoline-powered counterpart, the CNG cruiser has a 4.6 liter, V-8 engine producing an estimated 250 horsepower. It achieves a similar fuel efficiency of 15 miles per gallon. With a fuel tank capacity of 15 gallons it has an approximate range of 225 miles. At fast-fill stations, refueling takes three to five minutes.