New Mach-E Redesign in 2027

[Sikkun]

1000 miles of range in one long day of driving, through whatever combination of battery size and charge speed it takes.

1,000 mile no stop range sounds more like you need a plane.

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[Kamuelaflyer]

1,000 mile no stop range sounds more like you need a plane.

Refueling infrastructure for those things is rather limited too. Worse than DCFC .

 

[highland58]

A few times is what? Three times? So that’s 6 days out of the year, 6/365 or less than 2% of all of the year. So, do you shop for that 2 percentile worst case or the 98th percentile everyday use case? Baja is a whole other story and probably once every few years so maybe a rental or an airplane might be suffice for that. I’m hoping to be able to drive it to Alaska some day

Having driven from Seattle to Alaska and back more than once, I would recommend that you fly there and rent an ICE 4x4. Round trip from Seattle to the Alaska border is a week of driving unless you drive some long days. Most of that drive is somewhat boring, the Rockies is the best part.

 

[jeffMachE]

I own two EVs and no ICE cars and I'm not convinced. I actually want minimum of 450 miles on my next one. Range drops fast when you need it - freeway speeds with four people, luggage and gear. Add a roof top carrier, and it drops more. Then consider trips that are mostly uphill (one direction) or windy days. 300 miles of actual range would be a good start. 300 top range in ideal circumstances, is not sufficient.

And, no, renting a car for road trips is not a viable answer. I don't buy nice cars I'm comfortable in and have features I like just to rent a piece of crap, abused, base trim for the days I spend the most time driving.

This is pretty close to what I'd consider ideal (meaning works for me, YMMV). But I think of it more in terms of 4 hours of driving and 30 minutes of charging as a ratio. 4 hours @75 mph is 300 mile actual range with 70% of battery (10% to 80%), or about 425 total range. I could accept 3 hours in the winter with a 30-minute charge as often times in the winter the conditions are worse and driving more than 3 hours is pretty mentally tiring.

 

[Tampamike]

If I can only own one car, I shop for the 2% use case. Now that I have the luxury of owning multiple cars each can have a specific purpose.

The above use case is what would make me comfortable being EV only. 1000 miles of range in one long day of driving, through whatever combination of battery size and charge speed it takes.

I'm already finding the range and charge speed of the Mach E to be discouraging for trips over a few hundred miles. Denver to Omaha or Albuquerque are both going need more charging than I like, so I'd lean towards driving an ICE instead.

1000 miles in a day is a long day for me in any car. Sixteen hours on the road is like punishment to me. My limit now is more like 5-600. If I stretch it too much over that I get cranky. Ideally, I’m rolling in for happy hour or dinner at the latest. Also don’t much like driving in the dark at the end of a long day either.

Shopping for the 2% use case is certainly an option. The 98% use case is also one - just thought I’d suggest it for consideration as an alternative. Might be more practical.

 

[Thunderbuck]

Having driven from Seattle to Alaska and back more than once, I would recommend that you fly there and rent an ICE 4x4. Round trip from Seattle to the Alaska border is a week of driving unless you drive some long days. Most of that drive is somewhat boring, the Rockies is the best part.

Funny you should mention that. BC Hydro has just deployed a whole swack of new DCFCs in the northern part of the province. I just did Whitehorse to Vancouver non-stop in about 36 hours.

 

[Paisano]

Android Auto is toast.

Numerous disconnects, uncountable resets, reboots, updates and hours upon hours of research only to have my birthday call to my brother go wonky (too technical?) and then one to my wife do the same. Audiobooks stop and restart without logic and it doesn't care if it's wired or wireless. Wireless is worse though.

It's not useable. Android Auto is disconnected, bye bye.

Which is horrible. $60k car, $1000 phone (Samsung Note20). I had a Fusion Hybrid , 2009 Fusion Hybrid that worked better.

I liked Wave, Audible and other apps but can't use them now.

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