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Since I got delivery from Lilliston Ford, Vinelad NJ, an Infinite Mach e Premium RWD 68kwH battery on May 25 '21 I put an astounding 941 miles, I went to the hills of Blakeslee in PA, on to the Portland ME, then to the mountains of Bethel in ME, then back to NJ, drove to Amtrak's AutoTrain station in Lorton VA, and now I am in Windermere FL after three weeks of maddening trip. My Mach-e worked flawlessly throughout, did all the specified tasks as enumerated in the sales brochure without a hitch. Activated my FordPass, initially it was sort of unstable but I ironed it out once I was in an environment rich whereas I had strong 5G network and Wi-Fi signals. All I had was the L1 charger nothing else in ME where there was NO Electrify America dcFast chargers !!! ... but was able to locate Electrify America's whopping 350 kwH chargers in East Stroudsburg, and the remaining 150 kwH chargers in Northern NJ, DE & MD. Once I became confident, range anxiety was not a factor. The estimated range is about 15-20% underestimated, i.e. if you see a range of 175 miles probably you will get close to 190 miles. The PAAK never crapped out, so I strictly use my iPhone 12 instead of the key FOB.
In conclusion, even though I got only a 68 kwH battery, charging time was never more than 20-30 minutes up to 80% SOC regardless how you have depleted it. Of course the 350 kwH chargers are really fast. The main issue is that once you are over 80% SOC, then no matter what size dcFast charger you got, it drops down to agonizing 10-15 kW... nevertheless the Mach-e is an awesome road cruizer !!!
In conclusion, even though I got only a 68 kwH battery, charging time was never more than 20-30 minutes up to 80% SOC regardless how you have depleted it. Of course the 350 kwH chargers are really fast. The main issue is that once you are over 80% SOC, then no matter what size dcFast charger you got, it drops down to agonizing 10-15 kW... nevertheless the Mach-e is an awesome road cruizer !!!
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