MachEtyMach
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- Tom
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- CA
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- 2016 eGolf, 2021 Mach-E CA Route 1
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I recently took my CA Route 1 on an overnight road trip from Los Angeles (South Bay) to Las Vegas. Overall, I was very pleased with both the performance and the range of the car.
I made planned stops in Hesperia CA on the way up and Baker CA on the way back, both at EA stations. I'm pretty confident I could make it the whole way on a single charge, starting at 100%, under similar driving conditions.
First image is an annotated elevation plot from Plugshare, showing the two significant (4000+ ft) passes along the way, and the 2000 ft elevation difference between LA and LV. Lots of mechanical work to lift a 4727 lb (2144 kg) car up those hills: about 1.8 kWh per 1000 vertical ft by my calculation. I'll try to quantify energy recovery through downhill regen braking later, but I'm guessing you get about 25% back.
Second image is the summary data for the trip, including my estimates of energy consumption and efficiency between charges, which compare pretty well with the car's efficiency numbers.
After enabling "Plug & Charge" on the FordPass app in Hesperia, charging went without a hitch, 100+ kW. EA charging also worked well on first attempt at the South LV Outlets location, initially 126 kW. Charging at Baker on way back, had to switch chargers. Initial one would not go above 20 kW or so, but second one worked fine.
Difference between GOM and distance to home got down to about 20 miles entering the LA basin, but coming down the hill helped a lot. Final GOM reading was 64 in my garage.
While I like Intelligent Cruise Control, which works well, I don't like lane-keeping. It chatters too much from side to side in the lane. It seems very "short-sighted" and heavy on "proportional" control based on next 50 ft ahead - not anticipating curves further down the road that I would when steering.
Finally, I did not see a single other Mach-E on the entire trip. I saw several Taycans, E-Trons, ID.4s at EA stations, but no Mach-Es. After taking delivery of the car in early June, I still have yet to see another one in the wild.
Other notes:
Tried to keep speed at or below 75 MPH ( I-15 speed limit 70 MPH in desert). Traffic was pretty light both ways (Tue-Wed trip).
Started both trips mid-morning and arrived mid-afternoon. Desert temps 100-105 F. A/C set to about 78 F, fan on "1" or "2"
Total odometer mileage includes 25 miles driving around LV
I made planned stops in Hesperia CA on the way up and Baker CA on the way back, both at EA stations. I'm pretty confident I could make it the whole way on a single charge, starting at 100%, under similar driving conditions.
First image is an annotated elevation plot from Plugshare, showing the two significant (4000+ ft) passes along the way, and the 2000 ft elevation difference between LA and LV. Lots of mechanical work to lift a 4727 lb (2144 kg) car up those hills: about 1.8 kWh per 1000 vertical ft by my calculation. I'll try to quantify energy recovery through downhill regen braking later, but I'm guessing you get about 25% back.
Second image is the summary data for the trip, including my estimates of energy consumption and efficiency between charges, which compare pretty well with the car's efficiency numbers.
After enabling "Plug & Charge" on the FordPass app in Hesperia, charging went without a hitch, 100+ kW. EA charging also worked well on first attempt at the South LV Outlets location, initially 126 kW. Charging at Baker on way back, had to switch chargers. Initial one would not go above 20 kW or so, but second one worked fine.
Difference between GOM and distance to home got down to about 20 miles entering the LA basin, but coming down the hill helped a lot. Final GOM reading was 64 in my garage.
While I like Intelligent Cruise Control, which works well, I don't like lane-keeping. It chatters too much from side to side in the lane. It seems very "short-sighted" and heavy on "proportional" control based on next 50 ft ahead - not anticipating curves further down the road that I would when steering.
Finally, I did not see a single other Mach-E on the entire trip. I saw several Taycans, E-Trons, ID.4s at EA stations, but no Mach-Es. After taking delivery of the car in early June, I still have yet to see another one in the wild.
Other notes:
Tried to keep speed at or below 75 MPH ( I-15 speed limit 70 MPH in desert). Traffic was pretty light both ways (Tue-Wed trip).
Started both trips mid-morning and arrived mid-afternoon. Desert temps 100-105 F. A/C set to about 78 F, fan on "1" or "2"
Total odometer mileage includes 25 miles driving around LV