Michigan winter Mach E

[smunro622]

Looking for anyone in a colder region like MI on how battery life is doing

4 months old Mach E Prem extended range 3,000 miles best I can get per the dash is 270 miles on a full charge. Should I expect another 10 percent loss on the battery? I do have a home charger which chargers at 40 amps and app setup to charge to max 90 percent. Plan is to plug in at night during the winter as I park outside.
Thanks

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[Dustus]

From what I've read, your battery will last longer in the cold. It's the hot climates that wear on the battery. You will notice less range but that is just because a lot of your power is going to the heater when its cold.

After a few years your battery state of health might be 1-2% better than someone who lives in Phoenix.

 

[JamieGeek]

Cold weather reduces range. In the spring it will come back. Don't worry about it and drive.

Worst case on those -10F days you might only get about 60% of your max range.

I've had my CR1 since Feb of 21 here in Southeastern Michigan.

 

[GreaseMonkey]

Cold weather impacts efficiency (miles per kWh) not battery life. Doing mostly short trips in Chicago with premium AWD ER on winter tires, I experienced 35-40% range loss in Jan timeframe.

 

[smunro622]

We are in the 50’s right now and a 10percent loss didn’t expect any loss until low 40’s then only a few percent not a 10 percent in the 50’s.

 

[Dustus]

I'll lose up to 30% of my range in the winter here anytime the temps drop below 30 degrees. Just the cost of keeping that large batter warm.

I can't wait to see how much better the new lfp batteries are this winter for those that have them.

 

[MellowJohnny]

Batteries are like us - we like "warm" - not too hot, not too cold. It's happiest at around 70F. So 50 is quite "cold" for the battery.

 

[smunro622]

Also have a Rubicon 4xe and didn’t see this I have max charge set to 90 and leave it plugged in also over night.

 

[Murse-In-Airy]

We are in the 50’s right now and a 10percent loss didn’t expect any loss until low 40’s then only a few percent not a 10 percent in the 50’s.

I’m afraid your expectations were not grounded in reality.
Max range seems to be between 75° and 85° F. Anytime yo want to use heat, your battery is already using heat to warm itself up.
you can recover some range by plugging the car in and planning departure times. That will let the car prewarm the battery from all power saving some of your range.
I drive a GT-PE. Summer time I get about 250 miles on a full battery. Winter time, 10° to -10°F, I can do about 160 miles. 180 if I pre-condition. 200 if I precondition AND slow down.

 

[Maquis]

I'll lose up to 30% of my range in the winter here anytime the temps drop below 30 degrees. Just the cost of keeping that large batter warm.

I can't wait to see how much better the new lfp batteries are this winter for those that have them.

LFP cold weather performance is worse, not better.

 

[smunro622]

Thank you everyone I was expecting about 20 percent loss in winter and yes my plan is to plug in during the winter to condition the battery.

 

[JohnFoxeSheets]

In the year and a half that I've owned my Mach E GT I don't think I've never gotten the EPA estimate of 270. I've gotten very close, but between the cool weather here in San Francisco and the hills, 270 ain't happening. And I can tell you that even the temperature dropping into the 60's makes a difference in range. But keep in mind that in the end the only time range really matters in on roadtrips. The rest of the time it's pretty much just a number, and it is always just a guess. (And since we've no idea where you live in the US, we can't give you anything more useful at this point.)

 

[MillieChliette]

Also have a Rubicon 4xe and didn’t see this I have max charge set to 90 and leave it plugged in also over night.

Your jeep loses just as much battery efficiency in the cold. It probably just doesn't tell you.

 

[Hammered]

Thank you everyone I was expecting about 20 percent loss in winter and yes my plan is to plug in during the winter to condition the battery.

You need to be plugged in for departure to work. Simply plugging in won't do it. Setting departure warms up the batt by the time you set (warms interior too).

Think of keeping it plugged in as setting a batt temp floor vs setting departure time as another point where it warms it up even further.

 

[smunro622]

In the year and a half that I've owned my Mach E GT I don't think I've never gotten the EPA estimate of 270. I've gotten very close, but between the cool weather here in San Francisco and the hills, 270 ain't happening. And I can tell you that even the temperature dropping into the 60's makes a difference in range. But keep in mind that in the end the only time range really matters in on roadtrips. The rest of the time it's pretty much just a number, and it is always just a guess. (And since we've no idea where you live in the US, we can't give you anything more useful at this point.)

Thank you this is why I stop and charge at 30 percent not playing a guessing game.

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