Why is full charge only 230 miles of range?

[mkhuffman]

A range would be good. But I think what would be more helpful is just show the highway range. I don't need a city range or a combined range. Those don't matter to me. There's no way I'll ever burn through the city range in one day before putting it on the charger at home. But highway range, that's what I need to know. Or just like MPG for an ice car gives city/hwy/combined, perhaps EVs should have the same.

I agree 100%. And the highway test should be at 75 mph. They can do it under "ideal" conditions if they want, like 70 F and no rain, but we should know the 75 mph range when looking at buying a BEV. That would help a lot of new BEV owners from getting buyer's remorse.

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[SpaceEVDriver]

I agree 100%. And the highway test should be at 75 mph. They can do it under "ideal" conditions if they want, like 70 F and no rain, but we should know the 75 mph range when looking at buying a BEV. That would help a lot of new BEV owners from getting buyer's remorse.

This is given.

On my window sticker, I have 91 mpge for highway. Given the 33 kWh/gallon equivalent in gas, it's about 2.75 miles/kWh. That translates to about 240 miles for an 88 kWh battery capacity on my Ca Rt 1.

That's darn near spot on from my experience so far, except in unusual conditions.

 

[Mach1E]

I agree 100%. And the highway test should be at 75 mph. They can do it under "ideal" conditions if they want, like 70 F and no rain, but we should know the 75 mph range when looking at buying a BEV. That would help a lot of new BEV owners from getting buyer's remorse.

Maybe, but I doubt a government agency is going to report range when you’re breaking the law. (Speed limit max 70 in most states).

Although this is the same government who hands out safe crack pipes so who knows? (Sorry couldn’t resist).

 

[DR.J56]

You just can’t buy this kind of entertainment.

 

[mkhuffman]

Maybe, but I doubt a government agency is going to report range when you’re breaking the law. (Speed limit max 70 in most states).

They can do the highway testing in Nevada.

 

[B25Nut]

I get 240 out of the 270 miles but I'm close to or over 80 mph most of the time so I'm not complaining since I'm having so much fun.

 

[HuntingPudel]

what do you do if it's pheasant poop? ?

Depends. If there's fresh pheasant scent, drive like a mad dog until I find it, flush it, and then put it in the barbecue. If no fresh pheasant scent, ignore it. ??

 

[HuntingPudel]

They can do the highway testing in Nevada.

Heh, I remember NSL roads in Nevada. A thing of the past... ??

 

[leeman]

Still doesn't know enough about your driving habits long-term if you wanna get the most range you'll have to be really light footed for quite a while for it to increase the potential range.

 

[mjs020294]

Car and Driver do a real world range test at 75mph for most EVs.

https://www.caranddriver.com/shopping-advice/a32603216/ev-range-explained/

 

[OWG]

Depends. If there's fresh pheasant scent, drive like a mad dog until I find it, flush it, and then put it in the barbecue. If no fresh pheasant scent, ignore it. ??

What no rolling around in it? Or is that something that only Labs do?

 

[HuntingPudel]

What no rolling around in it? Or is that something that only Labs do?

Poodles play jokes. We aren’t the source of jokes. ??

 

[Baron]

So where did MachV go. He asks a question last Wednesday and someone asks "what is not that cold" and no answer.
Temp and speed make a huge difference. 5 years owning a Chevy Bolt.

 

[Mach1E]

So where did MachV go. He asks a question last Wednesday and someone asks "what is not that cold" and no answer.
Temp and speed make a huge difference. 5 years owning a Chevy Bolt.

Well it’s been a few days. So probably went to create a new user name, post the same question again, and watch us all lose our minds.

Cheaper than a ticket to the movie theater. ?

 

[Options]

I got my GT and it is really nice. What a powerful machine and very comfortable.

I was counting on a usable range of 270 miles so for some of my planned trips I would not have to charge for a round trip if I didn't have too. However now after multiple charges the most I can get on the range after 100% charge is around 230 miles. This is 15% less than my expectation. I have read the threads on cold weather but it has not been that cold here.

Do other users find the same thing? The real range you can charge up to is only 85% of the estimated range from Ford?

I have had the GT since September 2021 with the exact same problem. I even took it to two different dealers to see if there was a service bulletin or an upgrade available. Nothing. Although I love the car I'm not confident I can live a maximum range of 230 miles.

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