jonkMACHE
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Took my MachE on a road trip the other day. It was the first time in New York that temps were in the EV sweet spot range (60F - 70F), and I wanted to see how the MachE would perform.
The TLDR version is: I drove 125.39 miles which took the battery from 99% to 57%. Extrapolating this gives the 91kWh battery a ~298 mile range. So Ford is actually being conservative when they say 270.
A few other interesting data points about this trip:
This is in sharp contrast to the range I'm used to in 20F - 30F winter weather which is ~200 miles on a full battery. I don't think it's just the efficiency of the battery at optimal temperatures, I also think the car uses a lot of energy for heating while it's 20F. During my mini road-trip I barely used the climate control at all.
The TLDR version is: I drove 125.39 miles which took the battery from 99% to 57%. Extrapolating this gives the 91kWh battery a ~298 mile range. So Ford is actually being conservative when they say 270.
A few other interesting data points about this trip:
- Temps that day hovered between 60F to 70F
- This included at least 45 minutes of stop & go aggressive NYC traffic
- This included about 2 hours worth of highway driving on the Palisades
- I did NOT have 1-pedal driving enabled (absolutely hate it). Very impressed the car still maintains this range without 1-pedal driving.
- For a solid 25 minutes on the way home, it turned into a downpour. High beams, windshield wipers, and heated steering wheel were turned on during this time
- I am using the eAWD XR Premium version of the car. I drove it in "Engaged" mode
This is in sharp contrast to the range I'm used to in 20F - 30F winter weather which is ~200 miles on a full battery. I don't think it's just the efficiency of the battery at optimal temperatures, I also think the car uses a lot of energy for heating while it's 20F. During my mini road-trip I barely used the climate control at all.
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