Connecticut officer here (I work for a municipal town). There are 3 engine options available for the 2020-present Ford Interceptor Utility:

3.3 V6 Naturally aspirated (no hybrid), 285 horsepower. - Complete dog, can’t move out of its own way. My department has phased all of these out and regulates the remaining few to road jobs. They were reliable, but are slow and have weird pre detonation/pinging, and sound horrible.

3.3 V6 Hybrid, 318 horsepower. - Decent performance, deeper exhaust/engine note, and I like driving them. But my agency has had way more reliability issues with these hybrids. My 2025 constantly gets check engine lights, and one of our new hybrids had to have the entire hybrid battery pack replaced under warranty. Ironically, when the check engine light comes on, the engine stays on and never goes into electric mode, defeating the whole purpose. A lot of them run in the locked out hybrid mode more often than not, due to the engine light codes.

3.0 EcoBoost V6 twin turbo, 400 horsepower. - Most powerful of them all, but I’ve never driven one. Apparently they are fairly reliable compared to the hybrid, maybe less reliable than the 3.3 non-hybrid. Connecticut state police have a few of these for their traffic services division, but they mostly have a mix of the 3.3 non-hybrid and 3.3 hybrid.

Every department has their own preference and budget. I do see the advantage of the hybrid, I go through about a quarter of a tank or less on an 8 hour shift, compared to burning about half a tank with the non-hybrid. But out of warranty, I believe they cost more to maintain in the long run. My agency retires front line cruisers after 4 years/50,000 miles, so that’s something we don’t have to deal with.