New Mach E Range

[superdave80]

so the USA cars are different? Is it still 91kwh?

The battery is the same capacity, but the test used to estimate range is different. I think the biggest thing is higher speeds are used in our tests, giving lower range estimates.

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[llinthicum1]

I have a 2022 RWD SR as a company car, got it on December 2nd last year, done 21k miles.

Looking back at my figures, I was getting around 200 to start with, and through January last year.
Spring, summer autumn I was getting 250-275 comfortably.

Mine has dropped noticeably over the last couple of weeks - I've just charged to 100% at home and it is showing 203, however in reality when I calculate my range when driving (% x m/kwh for the trip) it is typically working out at 10-15% more then the car shows, so I have learned to rely less on the cars "range" figure.

The heater is a killer though, it really does cane the range.

A heat pump would be great help, if Ford is listening.

 

[MW1515]

Best thing with these cars is to assume around 80% of manufacturers claimed range in Summer and 50% in Winter. This means with an ER RWD with 373 claimed range it will be about 290-310 miles in Summer and about 180-200 in The winter. This is what I get in my car. Although I have had a full charge only lasting 150 miles once.

True, but if it is 70F outside and you are leisurely driving back country roads at at 30-40 MPH, it's not hard to wind up with 120% of the manufacturers claimed range after a couple drives.

 

[kevgallacher]

Are you saying you can get 446 miles out of it, not a chance. I have had mines for over a year and a half and have never got more than 330 miles out of it. And that was driving in England at 30 degrees C

 

[AngryMan]

Maybe. I've only had the car for five days. I think I need to master preconditioning whilst sat on my drive and hopefully I'll see an uplift in efficiency.

My standard range showed a whopping 148 miles at 100% when I drove it home from dealership.I was freaking out. The car needs to figure you out and adjust to your driving just as you need to figure out what kills your range and adjust accordingly if possible.
GOM routinely shows 260+ in the summer now . Stated range is 211 .
Use the heated seats and steering wheel over the Eheat and make sure the tire pressure is up as it dips with the colder weather .
You didn't say if it's new or used. If used go into the settings and delete/reset the driving history ....maybe do that anyway . It won't hurt anything

 

[Auto Motive]

Firstly, before everyone piles on, I understand the quirks of the 'guess o meter' and the variations in EV range, but my first week with my Standard Range RWD has been underwhelming and just wondering whether anyone else has experienced such a low range. I apologise in advance if this feels like deja vu.

This week, we charged to 73% and the car estimated 144 mile range; so circa 197 miles on a full charge - something I can accept in the winter. However, we drove 29 miles on the motorway and the battery fell to 48% estimating 92 miles - a 52 mile drop!. The following day, it used 38% battery to do 44 miles over the day (half in slow moving rush hour traffic in the morning). Then yesterday, my wife did 19 miles in slow town traffic and the car used 16% charge - with the range falling 56 miles from its initial estimate. I'm not a maths whizz, but I work out that the car is currently doing around 115 miles to a full charge. This is obviously well over half Ford's estimate for the standard range and more in line with BEVs from ten years ago.

I'm loving the car, but could do with getting my head around this.

Today I drove 20 miles under 50 mph heat at 65 fan on 2. Outside temp 20 deg f. I used 30 miles and it was plugged in precondition before leaving.

 

[Just Lurking]

Are you saying you can get 446 miles out of it, not a chance. I have had mines for over a year and a half and have never got more than 330 miles out of it. And that was driving in England at 30 degrees C

@MW1515 was surely talking about EPA range, which is possible to beat. WLTP range for the Mach-E is more than 20% higher than EPA range, so beating EPA range by 20% is still falling short of WLTP range.

 

[jeffdawgfan]

Your mileage will vary greatly in winter based on ambient temp and if using heat. I have a 2021 Premium AWD ER. At 32K miles I regularly get just over 300 miles in summer and around 250 miles in winter. This is in North Georgia.

 

[kevgallacher]

The EPA range is an American thing and they don’t even mention that in any documentation here in the UK. The manufacturer claimed range is 372 miles in the UK, I take that as maximum possible range under ideal conditions. You should always assume 80% of that range and there is no way you can get 120% of it.

 

[mivans]

Maybe. I've only had the car for five days. I think I need to master preconditioning whilst sat on my drive and hopefully I'll see an uplift in efficiency.

My RWD Select is new as well. Was getting 224 miles at 80% charge until last week when the same 80% charge showed 184 miles. This morning's 80% charge only reached 167 miles with preconditioning. I live in Southern California where temp shouldn't be a factor either. Last night's low was 52 degrees F.

 

[Mach1E]

Worked out that so far, based on the miles done since it was delivered, to the amount of charge its had since Friday, the car has done 1.4 m/kwh. That would mean I've been actually getting less than 100 miles to a full charge. I clearly need to figure out what's draining battery power

It sounds like you’re calculating this on your own based on miles driven and % of charge change.

That is not how you calculate m/kWh.

The car actually calculates m/kWh for you In trips. Take a look at recent trips and you’ll see what you’re actually getting.

% of charge is just an estimate and constantly changing based on battery temp and other factors. It is not an exact science so it shouldn’t be used as a measuring stick.

Unless you’re driving 100+ mph in the winter, I doubt you’ll ever have range that low.

 

[boltonmackem]

It sounds like you’re calculating this on your own based on miles driven and % of charge change.

That is not how you calculate m/kWh.

The car actually calculates m/kWh for you In trips. Take a look at recent trips and you’ll see what you’re actually getting.

% of charge is just an estimate and constantly changing based on battery temp and other factors. It is not an exact science so it shouldn’t be used as a measuring stick.

Unless you’re driving 100+ mph in the winter, I doubt you’ll ever have range that low.

Thanks - I think you're right!!!! The car reckons 2.4 miles p/kwh and when I've worked the miles I've done against the amount of electricity I've put into the car in a week, its a pretty accurate assessment overall. Thanks for your advice.

 

[boltonmackem]

My RWD Select is new as well. Was getting 224 miles at 80% charge until last week when the same 80% charge showed 184 miles. This morning's 80% charge only reached 167 miles with preconditioning. I live in Southern California where temp shouldn't be a factor either. Last night's low was 52 degrees F.

The temperature here is in the early 30s at best (minus in celsius!) overnight which I think is where all my problems are coming from

 

[kevgallacher]

Thanks - I think you're right!!!! The car reckons 2.4 miles p/kwh and when I've worked the miles I've done against the amount of electricity I've put into the car in a week, its a pretty accurate assessment overall. Thanks for your advice.

The best way to estimate range is to reset one of the trip computers everytime you charge it to 100%. Then use the miles per kwh and multiply it by your batteries capacity. It's best to completely ignore the cars estimated range

So a 2.4m/kwh x 72kwh =172.8 miles range on Mach E Select RWD

I then take 10% off to get a more realistic"useable" range as you want to charge when below 10%, so that gives a "usable" range of 155.5 miles.

To get Fords claimed range of 292 you need to have an average of 4 miles/kwh.

 

[Mach1E]

Kudos for pointing out that pesky problem.

I think the answer is “Europe” where the OP is from.

They have a very different way of calculating range than the EPA. Much lower speeds which result in much longer range.

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