Battery range less than official figures

[ProximusAl]

Here’s my Standard Range as of today.

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[DR.J56]

Winter.

Here is the estimated range of my extended range, 91 kWh, 270 mile EPA rated MME:

You better get that looked at. I hear Ford is installing the wrong batteries in cars.

LOL Route 66. Could be the issue for the OP…. 66kW available.

 

[Mmejbx23]

Tough crowd! I am glad that I read the posts about range issues with lower temperatures well before I purchased my MachE. Also, i live in Florida so temperatures don’t dip too low in the winter. Thanks to everyone who does educate new people - I have only owned my Mach-E a month but don’t have range anxiety after understanding the car better from this forum!

 

[KevinS]

Dealers need to create an "EV test" that a potential customer needs to pass in order to buy one.

And the salespeople need to ace it in order to sell one.

 

[MMENJ]

Who the F is getting 314 miles on a charge?

 

[Phil-Springs]

You better get that looked at. I hear Ford is installing the wrong batteries in cars.

LOL Route 66. Could be the issue for the OP…. 66kW available.

Route 66 was a prototype reserved for trolls.

 

[JohnnyForensic]

Who the F is getting 314 miles on a charge?

In the summer, I’ve reached 306 on the GOM in my 4X Premium.

 

[KevinS]

Who the F is getting 314 miles on a charge?

Stick around... you'll see people's FordPass screenshots exceeding that. If you knock some speed off the EPA estimate basis, it's doable on the extended range battery in good ambient temperatures. YMMV. Literally.

 

[timbop]

Perhaps look at the forum to see if there are any already existing threads that might explain your problem, such as these 2 sticky threads from the battery and charging forum:

 

[mkhuffman]

Tough crowd! I am glad that I read the posts about range issues with lower temperatures well before I purchased my MachE. Also, i live in Florida so temperatures don’t dip too low in the winter. Thanks to everyone who does educate new people - I have only owned my Mach-E a month but don’t have range anxiety after understanding the car better from this forum!

Keep in mind that any temperature below 70 F is going to reduce battery capacity. I think you guys get temperatures well below 70 in the winter.

 

[Mmejbx23]

Keep in mind that any temperature below 70 F is going to reduce battery capacity. I think you guys get temperatures well below 70 in the winter.

It does - we had 29 degree nights over the weekend when that storm moved across the country. I’m not saying I have perfect matching range to the EPA estimates - more just that i bought knowing the vehicle understanding range is an estimate based on driving, weather, etc. and that is because of watching this forum for months before purchase.

 

[kltye]

Is there a way for the forum software to require new signups to check a box regarding battery/range issues before allowing the person to continue? Something along the lines of, "I understand how weather and driving conditions affect the range estimate displayed." I know it isn't foolproof (believe me, the number of times I've written error messages for users instructing them on exactly how to fix the issue but still gotten emails...), but it might help reduce the noise in the forum with these kinds of posts.

 

[vinny2487]

Who the F is getting 314 miles on a charge?

Well a ton of people during the non winter months. I have a similar trim to the OP (Route 1 ?) and I get 345 miles on a single charge in 50/50 driving.

 

[JLH]

The EPA range is based on defined driving conditions and speeds that you may not achieve if your condition or speed are different. If you drive a constant 55 mph in 68 F on flat roads with no head wind you will get over the EPA range however at 70 mph you will not. This is the same for ICE and their EPA ratings. Just never thought as much about EPA with ICE.

That is the shortest form reply I can come up with. There are a "few" threads like yours you can search for for more info.

Thx. I think my post was misunderstood. I understand that weather conditions and driving style influences actual miles achieved on a charge. But if the battery has capacity of 314, shouldn't it charge to that level? I may not get 314 based on conditions and speed but it ought to fully charge.

 

[Kabish]

Does not work that way, the range is a number that is factored off weather, driving style, past history ect ect. It is fully charged, your car is just telling you what range you should expect to get given the current conditions and history.

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