Don't forget that the MPGe number includes the charging overhead; it's the 305/88 that measures what we see reported by the car when driving. With the aeros and 18" wheels I think the "real" number should have been 315, but like all Ford's numbers they sandbagged down to 305.
So, to compare with my Kona, I can expect something like 3.5 mi/kWh or better? That would be pretty nice. And my Kona calcs out to 4.0 from 258/64.
If you have the right mix of driving conditions, yes. On my 100 mile a day commute I average almost exactly 50 miles an hour (30 miles on highway each way), so I expect to average around 3.25 in spring/fall with my Rt1. Getting 3.5 would be nice, but since the EPA's highway tests average 48mph that's pretty close to my average. I got 3.25 by figuring out the overhead from the published 101 MPGe being about 15% and then adjusting the 94 MPGe for highway driving.
For mostly city driving, perhaps. I wouldn't expect anything close to that for 75 MPH though.
I wish Ford would make the drive train warranty the same as the battery warranty and add 1 year and 12k miles to the bumper2bumper warranty? I always hated that about the warranties on American and Japanese cars.For Extended Range Premium:
Looks like they did hit the 270 mark exactly then for the AWD-EX models. More interested in real world reports after delivery though.
That all sounds good if you can drive at 50 mph on a highway that has no traffic lights. But that is not real world driving. When I drive on the highway, its 70-80 mph and even at that speed people are on your tail? I am a conservative driver and I don't mind staying in the right lane as long as possible. I don't like driving behind large trucks so there goes the efficiency for a little while? i don't want to have to drive 5mph under the speed limit on the highway just to get a good efficiency number? Then on top of all that, you have to deduct for using the heater/AC, accessories, road conditions and your route. If your car sits outside in the cold, unplugged all day, more battery is depleted.
That's the reality of electric vehicle driving, no matter the make or model. High Speed? Less range. Air Conditioning? Less range. Running heat? Less range.
As I said the 50mph is a rough average. As I also said, I do about 30 miles on the new jersey turnpike, and then 20 on residential red light to red light streets. In the morning that 50 miles (close to 47 or 48 mi) takes me just under an hour. On my trip home there are a couple of brutal lefts (they are easy rights in the morning), so it takes me 1:05 to 1:10 to cover that same distance.
And potential buyers feeling like they can't use those basic functions?... No buy.
If they feel that way, they’re ignorant and need to be educated. Of course you can use all those things. You know that, I know that. But if they feel like they have to be able to drive literally 6 hours without a stop no matter what? Well nothing is going to help with that.
Well, yes and no. As we all know, it depend greatly on the conditions, the routes, the availability of chargers, etc. Many routes are doable, but not all. And many are doable but might require compromise by slowing down, turning off climate control, etc. Those are the ones I'm talking about.
All of that is part of the education potential BEV owners will need to do. I have no issues with someone saying their vehicle has to make <insert route here> or I can’t buy it as long as it’s a realistic expectation (asking for 600 mile range in -20 F weather isn’t realistic for example). BEVs aren’t for everyone or every situation but they can do just as well as ICE vehicles for most uses
