300 mile EPA range has been certified!

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[trutolife27]

All four initial 2021 model year versions included: with RWD/AWD drive and Standard Range/Extended Range battery.
Ford confirmed its preliminary EPA range results for the all-new 2021 Mustang Mach-E model a few weeks ago, and now full data was officially released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Initially, Ford will launch four versions: Standard Range RWD, Standard Range AWD, Extended Range RWD and Extended Range AWD. Let's take a look at the results.

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Select SR RWD
The base rear-wheel-drive Mach E with Standard Range battery (75.7 kWh) has a combined range of 230 miles (370 km) and energy consumption of roughly 337 Wh/mile (209 Wh/km).
According to additional notes provided by EPA, the range was voluntarily lowered from 273 miles, but we guess it's a bug (it should be from 237 miles or maybe 233 miles). All of the Mach-E models got similar notes, which means the preliminary values (reconfirmed by EPA) were set (about a year ago) with a reserve of several miles.

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Select SR RWD :: EPA Range rating [Electric Vehicle 2-cycle label]
Combined City Highway	230 mi (370 km) 242.4 mi (390 km) 215 mi (345.9 km)
Additional info: "Combined range voluntarily lowered from 273 miles"
EPA Energy consumption (including charging losses):
Combined City Highway	100 MPGe: 337 Wh/mi (209 Wh/km) 105 MPGe: 321 Wh/mi (199 Wh/km) 93 MPGe: 362 Wh/mi (225 Wh/km)

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Select SR AWD
The base dual-motor all-wheel-drive Mach E with the Standard Range battery (75.7 kWh) has a combined range of 211 mi (339 km) and energy consumption of roughly 362 Wh/mi (225 Wh/km). It clearly shows that the heavier powertrain setup decreased range/efficiency, compared to RWD.

According to additional notes provided by EPA, the range was voluntarily lowered from 216 miles (5 miles more).

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Select SR AWD :: EPA Range rating [Electric Vehicle 2-cycle label]
Combined City Highway	211 mi (339 km) 225.5 mi (362.8 km) 193.7 mi (311.7 km)
Additional info: "Combined range voluntarily lowered from 216 miles"
EPA Energy consumption (including charging losses):
Combined City Highway	93 MPGe: 362 Wh/mi (225 Wh/km) 100 MPGe: 337 Wh/mi (209 Wh/km) 86 MPGe: 392 Wh/mi (244 Wh/km)

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium ER RWD
The rear-wheel-drive Mach E with the Extended Range battery (98.8 kWh) has a combined range of 300 mi (483 km) and energy consumption of roughly 347 Wh/mi (216 Wh/km). That's actually not far from the SR RWD.
According to additional notes provided by the EPA, the range was voluntarily lowered from 303 miles (3 miles more).

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium ER RWD :: EPA Range rating [Electric Vehicle 2-cycle label]
Combined City Highway	300 mi (483 km) 318.61 mi (512.6 km) 277.13 mi (445.9 km)
Additional info: "Combined range voluntarily lowered from 303 miles"
EPA Energy consumption (including charging losses):
Combined City Highway	97 MPGe: 347 Wh/mi (216 Wh/km) 104 MPGe: 324 Wh/mi (201 Wh/km) 90 MPGe: 374 Wh/mi (233 Wh/km)

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium ER AWD
Finally, the dual-motor all-wheel-drive Mach E with Extended Range battery (98.8 kWh) has a combined range of 270 mi (434 km) and energy consumption of roughly 374 Wh/mi (233 Wh/km). It has a decent range, but the worst efficiency of the four.
According to additional notes provided by the EPA, the range was voluntarily lowered from 276 miles (6 miles more).

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium ER AWD :: EPA Range rating [Electric Vehicle 2-cycle label]
Combined City Highway	270 mi (434 km) 286.4 mi (460.8 km) 249.2 mi (401 km)
Additional info: "Combined range voluntarily lowered from 276 miles"
EPA Energy consumption (including charging losses):
Combined City Highway	90 MPGe: 374 Wh/mi (233 Wh/km) 96 MPGe: 351 Wh/mi (218 Wh/km) 84 MPGe: 401 Wh/mi (249 Wh/km)

 

[trutolife27]

Seems the EPA range came in higher on each but they lowered them?

 

[SteveUk]

300 mile range for what I suspect is the most popular model

 

[Jimrpa]

It's public!

I hate to sound stooopid, but are these good or bad for the mustang? - are larger values better?

 

[SnBGC]

with smaller wheels and an aero cover I was expecting it would get 315

The CR1 is going to be the best bet for hyper-mileing (sp?)
Turning off the climate control has to be a pretty large increase as well.

My 2005 GTO came with a bunch of removable stuff that saved E.T. at the drag strip. Rear seats came out in 2 seconds. Front skid plate, rear tow brace and rear tank cage weighed about 45 lbs combined. All can be unbolted. It even had 2 space saver spares to swap with the normal front tires. All would account for something.

I wonder what we can remove from the MME for increased range? Seats, maybe the shrimp and that's about it right?

 

[SnBGC]

I hate to sound stooopid, but are these good or bad for the mustang? - are larger values better?

Yes. Larger number is more desirable with the exception of kWh/mile.

 

[timbop]

Larger number is more desirable with the exception of kWh/mile

Which is why it's such a stupid metric. Mi/kwh would make more sense, but I guess a low number in the 3's or 4's wouldn't look good?

 

[dbsb3233]

300 mile range for what I suspect is the mostp popular model

In Europe maybe. In the US I suspect it's the ER AWD.

 

[dbsb3233]

Seems the EPA range came in higher on each but they lowered them?

By a lot on the SR RWD. 273??

 

[timbop]

By a lot on the SR RWD. 273??

The author mentioned it looked like a typo of 237 - no way it came in at 273 for 68kwh battery

 

[dbsb3233]

The author mentioned it looked like a typo of 237 - no way it came in at 273 for 68kwh battery

That would made a lot more sense.

 

[macchiaz-o]

Seems the EPA range came in higher on each but they lowered them?

Hmm. I can only think of two reasons for this so far:

- lowers warranty risk (if 70% battery capacity threshold is measured by range; Ford's warranty is entirely opaque on how this is measured)

- more buffer for future OTA updates that "unlock" more range

 

[SashaLondon]

Mathematically what can they increase to and leave a safe buffer?

 

[SteveUk]

I'd assume their warranty approval would be by a diagnostic tool that indicates battery percentage capacity like some phones have.

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