Range concern

[timbop]

My BIG question is... What is the actual range at those temperatures?

EXACTLY. The estimated range is meaningless; drive it and track how much came out of the battery and how far you went to compute the actual distance you could have gone on a full battery.

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[Ma9573]

Slow as hell Chargepoint lol. But at least there's a ton of them - about a dozen stations/23 charging cables within a mile.
I'm at one right now and it's showing 3.39kW added per hour (9 miles per hour in my Fusion).

 

[trutolife27]

Well guys Sorry, I have a mache and Tesla mode y Saturday for testing real-world range at 70 mph. But with the weather here and the drive will have to put it off just a little longer.

To be continued.................................

 

[dbsb3233]

Well guys Sorry, I have a mache and Tesla mode y Saturday for testing real-world range at 70 mph. But with the weather here and the drive will have to put it off just a little longer.

To be continued.................................

No problem. We're starting to get more and more members getting their cars doing tests too. I know I plan to do some when I (hopefully) get mine later next week. ?

 

[Billyk24]

Slow as hell Chargepoint lol. But at least there's a ton of them - about a dozen stations/23 charging cables within a mile.
I'm at one right now and it's showing 3.39kW added per hour (9 miles per hour in my Fusion).

Your Fusion as the CMax has a 3.3kW on-board charger allowing that amount per hour.

 

[Metal_Horses]

If you turn off e-heat, the resistive heater won’t turn on, so you’ll only get whatever heat can be scavenged from the motors, etc. That may be enough in some cases, but we don’t really know yet.

In day 2 of owning my Mach-e, I had to drive 40 minutes each way in 25 degree temps. I turned off the e-heater, had auto set to 68-69 and was totally comfortable. My trip still used 14% for climate though, so really not sure what's going on.

 

[Rabidsquirrel22]

In day 2 of owning my Mach-e, I had to drive 40 minutes each way in 25 degree temps. I turned off the e-heater, had auto set to 68-69 and was totally comfortable. My trip still used 14% for climate though, so really not sure what's going on.

What mi/kwh were you getting on that trip?

 

[Metal_Horses]

What mi/kwh were you getting on that trip?

I couldn't tell you on that trip, but I went on a 40 minutes drive today, 19 degrees outside and I had to use the e-heater. I set the auto at 66 degrees.

Climate used 19% and another 10% hit on the batteries because of the cold.

I preconditioned for 10 minutes and left with e-heater off, but it wasn't warm enough for my taste. I would really like to know how much heat it truly gets from the motors.

On a side note, I was inside with the power on and it was charging at 98% and I could hear this loud liquid 'swishing' noise as if water was rushing through an empty tube. Very odd.

 

[DBC]

Most reviewers so far I have read are from new owners from northern states. I would like to see the range reviews from southern states and see if it comes to near promised range .

I'm getting about 3.1 miles/kWh in a mix of freeway/surface roads in about a 9:1 ratio by distance. I'll have a very good idea by the end of tomorrow since the trip is one I do quite often. For comparison the 3.1 miles/kWh compares to something like 3.5 - 3.8 miles/kWh in a Bolt. That's less difference (meaning the MME does better) than what the EPA numbers suggest but it is what it is.

The trip tomorrow is mostly freeway with speed between 68 MPH and 80+ MPH. Steady 70 MPH would give more range but traffic doesn't really allow for a 25 mile drive at a constant speed.

 

[Metal_Horses]

What mi/kwh were you getting on that trip?

I went back in the car and it still has the trip available to look at.

2.3mi/kWh. That included letting my buddy hammer on it for a little bit.

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