12/28/2023 0 Comments Electric mustang crossover![]() The car is capable of accepting up to 150kW, although you may only see power peak that high if you arrive at a charger with ~10 percent SoC arriving with about 20 percent both times, I only saw power peak at 109kW. If, like me, you can't charge at home right now, Ford promised that a DC fast charger would restore the battery to 80 percent SoC within 38 minutes, and Ford has delivered exactly that. One hundred and eighty-ish miles is more than sufficient for a day's driving for most of us, and most BEV owners will plug their cars in each night and wake up each morning with a full charge. At 100 percent SoC and below-freezing ambient temperatures, the Mach-E reported 199 miles (320km) of range. In those conditions, with an 80 percent state of charge, the Mach-E reported over 180 miles (290km) of range. The weather was not conducive to optimal range efficiency in late January, with temperatures hovering around freezing for the week. The Mach-E is a crossover with a 4.8-second 0-60mph time and an EPA-estimated range of 270 miles (434km), with three drive modes that offer maximum performance (Unbridled), maximum efficiency (Whisper), or a Goldilocks blend (Engage). For context, a Tesla Model Y tips the scales at 4,416 lbs (2,003kg) and a VW ID.4 at 4,682 lbs (2,124kg). Oddly, Ford hasn't included the Mach-E's mass in the spec sheet, but Autocar found out that curb weights range between 4,394 to 4,890 lbs (1,993-2,218kg). ![]() Other OEMs might leave 3-4kWh as unusable capacity Ford has left more than 10kWh, which seems excessive but could translate to range increases enabled via over-the-air updates as the company becomes more comfortable with battery management.Ī downside to carrying all those lithium ions onboard is excess weight. When we attended a tech briefing about the car in 2019, we knew that the extended-range battery would have a total capacity of 98.9kWh, but we now know that translates to a usable capacity of just 88kWh. Ford is apparently being extremely conservative with the battery. In the case of our test car, a 2021 Premium e-AWD model with the extended-range battery, the powertrain includes a pair of electric motors outputting a total of 346hp (258kW) and 428lb-ft (580Nm), along with a battery pack composed of 376 lithium-ion cells. You also won't see any of the Mach-E's powertrain. One thing you won't see on the outside, no matter the angle, is a Ford badge the front and rear are merely adorned with the silhouette of a wild horse. Whether you think the Mach-E is an attractive car will be subjective I find the shape a bit bulbous from some angles, but it looks great when seen from a rear three-quarters angle. (Also, the fact is that plenty of Mustangs have been unexciting cars, as anyone who ever rented a V6-powered one in the mid-2000s will attest.) Personally, I'm more upset that, over in Europe, Ford chose to resurrect the Puma as a crossover-I offer this anecdote only to show that, to normal people, we sound a bit obsessed when we complain about stuff like this. But Ford wants to sell the Mach-E to the mainstream, and the car-buying public at large wants crossovers, so here we are. Car people in particular are unhappy that the long and storied name has been attached to a five-door crossover, not a two-door coupe. Not everyone is on board with the Mach-E being called a Mustang. But the vehicle still offers the familiarity of the Mustang name and some of the sports car's design cues to go with it, like the distinctive triple-barred tail lights. The influence of Tesla is evident in more than just the sales process, too the Mach-E's minimalist interior is almost button-free and dominated by a large touchscreen. The ubiquity of Ford dealerships makes the Mach-E accessible to people in parts of the country where brands like Tesla or Polestar have yet to reach (although, like its startup rivals, the Mach-E is configured and ordered online, not bought from a forecourt). I don't think I'm being hyperbolic when I say the Mach-E might be the most important new car of the year. Ford's new battery electric vehicle definitely has mindshare, no doubt helped by the fact that over a year has passed since the production version was first unveiled to the public in November 2019. When stopped in traffic, the Mach-E garnered more curious questions-from other drivers, as well as pedestrians-than did the Polaris Slingshot. ![]() Over the past few months, I've driven some wild-looking cars, but more people pulled out their camera phones to capture the Mach-E drive past than they did for the McLaren GT. I wasn't expecting the Ford Mustang Mach-E to draw quite as much attention as it did.
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