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Ok I've just joined the club with a stripped Shadow Black base select. Now, many would ask, why would you buy that? Answer: 5K state rebate vs. 2K state rebate.

So this will be helpful for anyone looking to get into the cheapest Mach E experience you can. I will say -- I'm thrilled.

Appearance:
  • ??HOT?? -- I don't think any trim of this car is "ugly" by any stretch. And I am pleasantly surprised by the base select wheels. The car is amazing looking, with one of the best front ends I've seen on any vehicle.

  • Speaking of which, I LOVE the super stretched out front end and seeing the lines from behind the wheel. I actually have a real car and don't feel like I'm driving on top of the road. It's fantastic.

  • For those wanting to overlook black -- despite it not being as dramatic with the handlebar front and the "coupe" look, the Ford engineers really did a great job disguising it's SUV proportions and you won't find that black looks chunky at all. I was against black--until I saw it.
Driveability:
  • I'll have more to add here later with more time, but I was VERY concerned about the braking with so many of the reviews I saw. Honestly -- it's fine. The car is so configurable that you just have to find the mode you like.

  • One Pedal Drive -- I'm still learning this, but I am leaning Whisper + Low as the best experience. Enabling 1-pedal driving seems to bring up that complaint about the "low speed" regen/friction transition. Strangely, LOW doesn't have this same problem even though I can't get the car to a complete stop.

  • Unbridled! I do like it. Not as smooth. Seems to weight the steering more? Or is that just my imagination? Trying to figure that out, but I swear it is more weighted steering which I completely appreciate. Even if it's just my imagination, let me dream a little...

  • BUT...WHISPER! What a sleeper fav this is becoming. It is a SERENE, SMOOTH drive--yet the beast lurks just beneath if you need to move. Overall, so much needed when out on the road. Quickly becoming my go-to mode.

  • Adaptive Cruise -- still a work in progress for me. So far, I'm not keen on it but I need to play with it some more and the distances with the cars. I'm just not confident enough yet to let a car get in front of me with faith it will slow down yet.
Fit/Finish
  • I've got little to complain about here -- nothing is misaligned, there are no rattles, it is very, very well put together.

  • There are a few driveline "clunks" from the RWD system and the brakes. I had a RWD cadillac with more clunks than this. Overall, not too bad and I think it will loosen up over time.
Anyway, those are first impressions so far--I'll get in to the tech later after I've had some more experience with it, but the screen is VERY responsive whereas I had seen reviews complaining about lags. Maybe that's all been fixed, but it's silky smooth.
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Ok I've just joined the club with a stripped Shadow Black base select. Now, many would ask, why would you buy that? Answer: 5K state rebate vs. 2K state rebate.

So this will be helpful for anyone looking to get into the cheapest Mach E experience you can. I will say -- I'm thrilled.

Appearance:
  • ??HOT?? -- I don't think any trim of this car is "ugly" by any stretch. And I am pleasantly surprised by the base select wheels. The car is amazing looking, with one of the best front ends I've seen on any vehicle.

  • Speaking of which, I LOVE the super stretched out front end and seeing the lines from behind the wheel. I actually have a real car and don't feel like I'm driving on top of the road. It's fantastic.

  • For those wanting to overlook black -- despite it not being as dramatic with the handlebar front and the "coupe" look, the Ford engineers really did a great job disguising it's SUV proportions and you won't find that black looks chunky at all. I was against black--until I saw it.
Driveability:
  • I'll have more to add here later with more time, but I was VERY concerned about the braking with so many of the reviews I saw. Honestly -- it's fine. The car is so configurable that you just have to find the mode you like.

  • One Pedal Drive -- I'm still learning this, but I am leaning Whisper + Low as the best experience. Enabling 1-pedal driving seems to bring up that complaint about the "low speed" regen/friction transition. Strangely, LOW doesn't have this same problem even though I can't get the car to a complete stop.

  • Unbridled! I do like it. Not as smooth. Seems to weight the steering more? Or is that just my imagination? Trying to figure that out, but I swear it is more weighted steering which I completely appreciate. Even if it's just my imagination, let me dream a little...

  • BUT...WHISPER! What a sleeper fav this is becoming. It is a SERENE, SMOOTH drive--yet the beast lurks just beneath if you need to move. Overall, so much needed when out on the road. Quickly becoming my go-to mode.

  • Adaptive Cruise -- still a work in progress for me. So far, I'm not keen on it but I need to play with it some more and the distances with the cars. I'm just not confident enough yet to let a car get in front of me with faith it will slow down yet.
Fit/Finish
  • I've got little to complain about here -- nothing is misaligned, there are no rattles, it is very, very well put together.

  • There are a few driveline "clunks" from the RWD system and the brakes. I had a RWD cadillac with more clunks than this. Overall, not too bad and I think it will loosen up over time.
Anyway, those are first impressions so far--I'll get in to the tech later after I've had some more experience with it, but the screen is VERY responsive whereas I had seen reviews complaining about lags. Maybe that's all been fixed, but it's silky smooth.
Good luck from another New Jersey guy with a Select, RWD SR and loving it.....the only thing I got extra was com/appear pkg just for the heated seats......all the other extra stuff was nice but not needed by me......all I wanted was a car, do not need all the other techno stuff......and I only use fob, haha......oh, I too find whisper the mode for me.....
 

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Speaking of which, I LOVE the super stretched out front end and seeing the lines from behind the wheel. I actually have a real car and don't feel like I'm driving on top of the road. It's fantastic.
when I did my test drive I was concerned that the length of the hood would be a problem with parking etc, but I was pleased it wasn't an issue for me :)
 

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when I did my test drive I was concerned that the length of the hood would be a problem with parking etc, but I was pleased it wasn't an issue for me :)

The parking sensors are a big help also
 


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Congrats! We just put our order in for a Select RWD a few weeks ago, so the long wait just started.... :(
Will be looking forward to your real world range and other driving impressions, enjoy!
 
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First "fast" charging experience. After getting it integrated with FordPass and then waiting, waiting, waiting for the free 250 kWh to show up, I made it over to an Electrify America station.

First one dead.

Second one--not dead. But still didn't work.

Third one? Well, that did it.

Was pleased with the speed, about 117-123 kW.

After 10 minutes, it said -- "grace period ended" and told me to move "as a courtesy" to other drivers. Huh? I was totally by myself.

Funny--I've got to go look into that now--guessing we can only use the free kWh for 10 minutes per charger.

But in that time, I did get 20% battery. Still not bad.

Ford Mustang Mach-E First 24 Hours Impressions IMG_8677
 

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First "fast" charging experience. After getting it integrated with FordPass and then waiting, waiting, waiting for the free 250 kWh to show up, I made it over to an Electrify America station.

First one dead.

Second one--not dead. But still didn't work.

Third one? Well, that did it.

Was pleased with the speed, about 117-123 kW.

After 10 minutes, it said -- "grace period ended" and told me to move "as a courtesy" to other drivers. Huh? I was totally by myself.

Funny--I've got to go look into that now--guessing we can only use the free kWh for 10 minutes per charger.

But in that time, I did get 20% battery. Still not bad.

Ford Mustang Mach-E First 24 Hours Impressions IMG_8677
Sounds like you hit a bank of bad chargers. Probably would have been worth calling the number on the front of them to get them reset or put into out-of-service mode.
 

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Finally got P & C activated last night, only took 10 days! On the App do you see anything under the Plug and Charge switch? It is just blank on my Wifeā€™s I phone!
 
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Finally got P & C activated last night, only took 10 days! On the App do you see anything under the Plug and Charge switch? It is just blank on my Wifeā€™s I phone!
i just enabled it, but apparently it only works at EA and ā€œgreenlotsā€ stations. Iā€™ll let you know if it works.
 

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i just enabled it, but apparently it only works at EA and ā€œgreenlotsā€ stations. Iā€™ll let you know if it works.
My first attempt with Plug and Charge at an EA station did NOT work as advertised! I had to activate the charger from Fordpass before charging could begin. However it did use 40 kw out of my 250 kw allotment. Charged car up to 80% while having dinner at Arbyā€™s.
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