Range estimate not adding up?

[OH2AZ2OH]

If you have less than 1000 miles on your car, this is normal. The range estimate always start out conservative, and adjust over time. As others mentioned, drive it like normal until you consume at least 10% of the battery, note how many miles you drove, and do the math. It was pretty common for mine to only use 20 miles of estimated range to drive 25 miles for the first month ish.

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[RickMachE]

Ford is testing "Intelligent Range". My 2022 is part of the test. I was at around 224 at 90% before it was turned on. I immediately dropped to 166. I emailed the EA team and they fixed the issue within a few days. It jumped to 206. Still light, but I would assume it's learning.

 

[Fatty Lumpkin]

It takes time. It took over 2000 miles of averaging 3.7m/kw before my range estimate reached 300 miles. It would go up 5-10miles each charge. It started at 220 new and is now consistently 300-318.

 

[JSeis]

This range is due to driving 53-58. I have NEVER averaged 3.9m/kWh. If I average 3.0 I consider that a fluke.

That’s the benefit of commuting 90 miles a day on winding two lane rural roads. I see 4.1 occasionally. In 23,453 miles I’ve averaged 3.5 mi/KWh.

 

[Quethas]

I think this is likely weather related. I just checked your recent weather and current forecast in Seattle, and it's pretty much identical to ours here in San Francisco, except your nights are colder. My GT GOM range estimate is about the same as yours (189@87% = 217@100%). If your car is using 20% energy for climate control, then that's exactly your answer: 216/80% (i.e., 100% energy - 20% for climate) = 270.

Exactly this. You say your range estimate is 220 miles, at 80% efficiency. 270 at 80% efficiency is 216 miles. I'm confused about what you were expecting?

At the end of the day, don't worry about the estimate, actually measure the mileage you get yourself rather than looking at the estimate. But I'm your case it looks spot on to me.

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

This range is due to driving 53-58. I have NEVER averaged 3.9m/kWh. If I average 3.0 I consider that a fluke.

If I go collect the mail (1 mile away), it’s 1.2 miles per kWh. 600 foot climb. Numbers like those are for flatlanders.

 

[RickMachE]

That’s the benefit of commuting 90 miles a day on winding two lane rural roads. I see 4.1 occasionally. In 23,453 miles I’ve averaged 3.5 mi/KWh.

Haven't looked in a while on my 2021, but around 9,300 miles I was at 2.9 lifetime.

 

[JSeis]

If I go collect the mail (1 mile away), it’s 1.2 miles per kWh. 600 foot climb. Numbers like those are for flatlandrrs.

LOL! Slow and steady wins whatever race this is. I’m an electric hyper-miler though.

 

[gpgrim]

For roadtrips, the GOM is a secondary piece of information to cross check progress against your Nav app, but otherwise it's a pretty useless piece of information, particularly as pertains your vehicles capability. FOMOCO should add an asterisk with a footnote at the bottom of the console, "These statements are based on past performance and are not an indicator of future results."

After six months averaging 2.8 mi/kWh (245 mile range) and steadily warming temps, my GOM was reading 205 miles at 85% SOC (265 miles @100%), I took a 4 day, 700 mile round trip to So-Cal, averaging 75 mph on the freeways and threw in an 80 mph run the last 90 min. to home. The morning after the trip the GOM read 185 miles @ 85% or 217 miles range.

The GOM should be buried like DTE on ICE vehicles.

 

[rcechinel]

I feel like my new extended range Mach-E must have mistakenly been built with a standard range battery, and I'm hoping someone has any ideas before I go to my dealer to take a look. I don't *think* this is just another thread lamenting how weather steals range, so hear me out.

My extended range AWD Premium has consistently been estimating its full range in the ballpark of 220 miles. For example, it's currently at 70% charge and estimates 151 miles remaining, which works out to 216 miles of total range. I haven't been using much heat or air conditioning, and the car agrees that at most about 20% of my driving energy usage is on climate controls etc. Moreover, almost all of my energy efficiency ratings in the "My EV driving" section of the Ford app say my efficiency is between 3 and 4 mi/kWh. Multiplying out even 3 mi/kWh by a 91 kWh usable extended battery nets 273 miles, which is what I'd expect. However, the car's range estimate is always around 200-225 miles and has never been above 250 miles, whereas I've seen photos here of much higher range estimates. Can someone help me make sense of this?

It seems like the car's energy efficiency estimates are inconsistent with its total range projection. The estimates would be accurate if my car had the 70 kWh battery but don't line up with the 91 kWh battery I sure hope it has. I know new owners often complain about having too little range because they're spending their energy on heating, but I really don't think that's the case for me in this mild weather. I really want to check my battery's usable capacity, but I haven't seen any way of doing that. I hope the dealer can check that and tell me, but if I'm somehow making a silly mistake I'd like to get corrected now instead of there if possible. Any ideas how to reconcile these numbers? Thanks!

Do a test range. Drive in a loop with a 100% charged battery and make your conclusions. Forget the GOM.

 

[rcechinel]

It takes time. It took over 2000 miles of averaging 3.7m/kw before my range estimate reached 300 miles. It would go up 5-10miles each charge. It started at 220 new and is now consistently 300-318.

3.7 mi/kwh is crazy good. What do you do?

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

LOL! Slow and steady wins whatever race this is. I’m an electric hyper-miler though.

Mail run is at 30 mph. It's steep here.

 

[JSeis]

If I go collect the mail (1 mile away), it’s 1.2 miles per kWh. 600 foot climb. Numbers like those are for flatlandrrs.

My daily route one-way has a gain of over 3400 ft. So 6800 ft out and back.

 

[TGIF]

My CR1 GOM shows a range of 218 miles at 88%. I feel like my observed efficiency per the screen is about 2.7 m/kWh.
My EV Driving logs in the Ford Pass app show my worst trip at 3.1 m/kWh and many more at 3.7 or above.
Why the discrepancy? Should I reset something? I’ve only had the car two months and it was chilly when I first got it. Hot now.

 

[TD1273]

This is my Std Range AWD this morning before I headed north in SW WA. Drizzly 55 degree weather. I averaged 3.9 Mi/KWh in 142 miles of coastal driving @ 53-58 mph. I typically average 93-98% energy to driving.

We're on the other side of the state from you with a premium extended range AWD and when were at 100% we have 311 miles of range I just charged ours last night to 90% and have 276 miles of range our lifetime has been 3.7 mi/KWH and thats been for a total of 1737 miles

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