Mileage for Extended Range Mach-E Models Revealed in EPA Emissions Certifications

[Nak]

My Kona easily spins its wheels even in Eco mode. Starting off the line in Sport mode is very difficult because of how quickly the wheels spin.

Sorry to hear that. Unfortunately with an EV's weight distribution FWD is a horrible choice. Easier to build, yes. But under acceleration the weight just transfers away from the drive wheels. On the good side you won't have that issue with a RWD or AWD Mach-e. You're going to love it!

I had a Chevy Cobalt. Trying to pull away from a stop sign--dry pavement--while turning was a huge frustration. The wheels just spun. Hi torque and FWD just don't mix. The Nissan Juke Nismo tried to fix the problem with a limited slip front differential, but even that didn't help around corners. You just had to leave it in AWD--you could select between AWD and FWD--or the car wasn't driveable with all the power it had.

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[Nak]

I have driven a Kona twice and both had spinning wheels and torque steer, my e-Golf also has spinning wheels if you are too eager but no torque steer.

This is why i am fine with the rear wheel drive Mach-E

My guess from your comment is that the Kona must have unequal length half shafts.

You are going to love the Mach-e! RWD is only one of the many reasons it's going to be an outstanding EV.

 

[EVer]

Sorry to hear that. Unfortunately with an EV's weight distribution FWD is a horrible choice. Easier to build, yes. But under acceleration the weight just transfers away from the drive wheels.

why is FWD easier to build in the EV context?

 

[Nak]

why is FWD easier to build in the EV context?

Great question!! Because a manufacturer can leverage an existing ICE platform which is already set up for FWD. The Kona in particular is not a dedicated EV platform. Even with a dedicated platform, it's easier to preserve space in the passenger/cargo compartment by just stuffing everything under the hood. A cheap compliance EV is probably going to be FWD. A quality EV like the Mach-e is always going to be RWD/AWD.

 

[EVer]

Got it, I wasn't sure where you were going. Front engine cars are certainly the most prevalent and reuse would bring down "conversion" costs. Making something like a Porsche 911 an EV would similarly be cheaper to do as RWD than FWD.

 

[RonTCat]

Great question!! Because a manufacturer can leverage an existing ICE platform which is already set up for FWD. The Kona in particular is not a dedicated EV platform. Even with a dedicated platform, it's easier to preserve space in the passenger/cargo compartment by just stuffing everything under the hood. A cheap compliance EV is probably going to be FWD. A quality EV like the Mach-e is always going to be RWD/AWD.

And mostly because a company doesn't have ~$3 billion lying around to build a small BEV from the ground up, and have any hope of recovering a fraction of that $. So you use as much of an existing vehicle as you can. Like with Focus. Go hug an F-Series owner for financing your BEV development (when COVID is over, lol).

 

[ClaudeMach-E]

Well at 1:54 I'm hearing the tire spin, of course it's a small spin but just imagine on wet or snowy road and you have long wheel spins, causing tire wearing very fast in the front and no traction in those situation. This was one of the reason I went for the Mach-E.

 

[ChasingCoral]

Good news from another of the demo vehicles that is being driven, this one in AZ shows 281 mile range at 100% charge.

 

[trutolife27]

Hmmmmm

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[silverelan]

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[Nak]

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It's funny how upset some people get when it turns out they're wrong. Some just can't accept it and post completely irrelevant links to "prove" their point in a desperate attempt to hang on to their ignorance. . I love to be proved wrong; it means I learned something. None of us know everything, especially me. (Just ask my wife, LOL.) The whole point of discussion is to learn something. I'll defend my position, but I love it when someone shows me I'm wrong about something, or that there is a better answer. I'm grateful to the person who shows me I'm wrong; they have educated and enlightened me. "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son." Unless, of course, you are on vacation in Mexico...

 

[trutolife27]

yeper

 

[GoGoGadgetMachE]

yeper

damn it now I want tacos and tequila