Joshua Tree Mach-E

I had the chance to go to Joshua Tree with my Mach-E this weekend. I thought the rapid red was really popping in the desert. Surprisingly, I didn’t see a single other Mach-E the entire time in the park. I would definitely go again with the Mach-E, EA charging was very smooth. In the end, the pictures don’t do the park justice.

Joshua Tree really is a beautiful place. I'd love to drive there in my Mach-E, but it's so far from home.

I had the opportunity to rent this little thing when visiting LA one time and had a blast!

ShawnMakie said:

Joshua Tree really is a beautiful place. I'd love to drive there in my Mach-E, but it's so far from home.

I had the opportunity to rent this little thing when visiting LA one time and had a blast!

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You know there were a lot of Mustangs especially convertibles that I saw, it’s really the right place for it outside the summer months.

With the twisty roads around there especially heading down towards Phoenix, it's a great place if you're a car person as much as a nature person.

You're making me wish I has an excuse to go back right now lol

ShawnMakie said:

With the twisty roads around there especially heading down towards Phoenix, it's a great place if you're a car person as much as a nature person.

You're making me wish I has an excuse to go back right now lol

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Yes! I thought the same thing. I decided to enter the park from the south entrance and not only were there great twists, there was nobody around. I’d never heard of Joshua Tree being a great driving road, but that first stretch from the 10 to the Cottonwood Visitor Center was really something.

how far is this from the phoenix/scottsdale area? i’m moving down there next month and i’d love to visit this.

ARK said:

I had the chance to go to Joshua Tree with my Mach-E this weekend. I thought the rapid red was really popping in the desert. Surprisingly, I didn’t see a single other Mach-E the entire time in the park. I would definitely go again with the Mach-E, EA charging was very smooth. In the end, the pictures don’t do the park justice.

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I would love to go there in “Rosie” my Rapid Red AWD Mach but as I live in the UK it’s a bit too far to drive!

areda11 said:

how far is this from the phoenix/scottsdale area? i’m moving down there next month and i’d love to visit this.

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Around 250 miles and 3.5 hours if you enter from the closer to you southern entrance, and add maybe 50 miles and an hour for the return trip.

ARK said:

Yes! I thought the same thing. I decided to enter the park from the south entrance and not only were there great twists, there was nobody around. I’d never heard of Joshua Tree being a great driving road, but that first stretch from the 10 to the Cottonwood Visitor Center was really something.

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What's the charging situation at and around Joshua Tree?

Old_Norm said:

What's the charging situation at and around Joshua Tree?

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The Coachella Valley (Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and Indio) and Cabazon have the closest EA stations. I started my morning at 100% charge on my AWD Standard Range Mach-E (211 miles EPA range) in Palm Desert.

I entered the park from the south entrance, exited at the west entrance, and charged in Redlands, CA on my way back to Los Angeles in the evening. I reached the Redlands EA station with 18% battery left, and this station is a bit further than the Coachella Valley or Cabazon EA stops, so I would say charging is not a problem, so long as you have a decently high state of charge going into Joshua Tree.

EDIT: Here’s a map of the route.

Great pictures! If you’d like to contribute or check out more cool pictures, post any Mustang pictures here, EV or ICE. https://www.macheforum.com/site/thr...g-mach-e-pics-whatever-whenever.28917/page-11

ARK said:

I had the chance to go to Joshua Tree with my Mach-E this weekend. I thought the rapid red was really popping in the desert. Surprisingly, I didn’t see a single other Mach-E the entire time in the park. I would definitely go again with the Mach-E, EA charging was very smooth. In the end, the pictures don’t do the park justice.

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Beautiful photos, Ark!! Thank you for sharing!

areda11 said:

how far is this from the phoenix/scottsdale area? i’m moving down there next month and i’d love to visit this.

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Phoenix is a great starting point for many beautiful drives and day hikes within the state. Lots of great scenic drives in southern Utah and New Mexico, too.

Unfortunately for now, I find it less stressful to take an ICE vehicle for the scenic road trips. I probably should've gotten the extended range Mach-E.

Joshua Tree National Park is easily doable, though, since it's just off of I-10. Here's my trip log from a couple years ago:

https://www.macheforum.com/site/thr...-east-valley-to-joshua-tree.6052/#post-169978

ARK said:

The Coachella Valley (Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and Indio) and Cabazon have the closest EA stations. I started my morning at 100% charge on my AWD Standard Range Mach-E (211 miles EPA range) in Palm Desert.

I entered the park from the south entrance, exited at the west entrance, and charged in Redlands, CA on my way back to Los Angeles in the evening. I reached the Redlands EA station with 18% battery left, and this station is a bit further than the Coachella Valley or Cabazon EA stops, so I would say charging is not a problem, so long as you have a decently high state of charge going into Joshua Tree.

EDIT: Here’s a map of the route.

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I have the same vehicle. I'm pretty sure it's 224 miles EPA range at optimum temps. I'm guessing it was hot and you lost some miles, no?

ArthurDOB said:

I have the same vehicle. I'm pretty sure it's 224 miles EPA range at optimum temps. I'm guessing it was hot and you lost some miles, no?

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I have a 2021, I think they revised the range for the 2022 and 2023s. Actually now that I think about it, I think they released extra battery capacity that was held back as a buffer on the 2021s via software update to get the equivalent range.

I will say, I arrived home in LA with 68% charge, and as mentioned, I had 18% charge when I stopped at EA in Redlands. That means I needed 114% charge for this trip. If I wasn’t powering up the inclines and instead driving more modestly on the freeway, perhaps I could have made that trip if I was really in a bind without the Redlands EA stop. Adding my home would have brought the total miles traveled to around 230 miles.