Not surprised the OoS would cripple the Mach-E. I have one, and have taken several trips in it, and your charging was less than I have achieved on multiple occasions. Driving in temperatures under 40F may also have been a factor. Based on my logs, I would expect to get at least another 10%, and likely 15%, into the battery. Don't get me wrong. The Mach-E is NOT a stellar road tripper, but it is not quite as bad as shown here. And it should be repeated that this IS the least efficient Mach-E. All that said, this car could use improved charging and better efficiency. If I had to pick one, I would ask for faster charging.
Complaining about road trip efficiency with a car like this is akin to complaining about road trip efficiency of a pickup truck. You're using a vehicle for a purpose which it was not designed and then surprised that it doesn't do well. It's fine as a data point, but the obvious question is: how does the performance of this model compare to the performance of a Premium trim model, which is probably the most obvious all-around trim of choice for the Mach-E? Maybe some analysis on what caused the difference. Is it the funny-looking spoiler? Is it the wheels? Is it the tire width? Weight? Charging speed difference? Statistics without context or analysis are just numbers. For a group that is willing to spend days on a cross-country road trip with several cars and make hour-long videos on just about anything, the lack of useful detail here is disappointing.
9:15 1.8 miles / kWh is worse than other Mach-E tests I've seen. Mach-E Vlog reported 2.2 m/kWh at 80mph in their GT PE in Aug 23. I've seen plenty of reports of 2.8-3.0 m/kWh for non-GT AWD models. It would be interesting to see the differences, but I understand that it's time consuming to do (but not so time consuming as a cross-country road trip involving over a dozen people and several cars). The EPA rates the Premium trim as 16% more efficient than the Rally on the highway. Anecdotal reports show that increasing speed in the Mach-E from 70 to 80 results in about a 20-25% decrease in efficiency. Every driver's comfort level and every area is different, but 80 is pushing it here in Wisconsin on 70mph speed limits, unless you want to arrive 20 minutes later than expected after a nice conversation with a state trooper...
I hear you! We haven't had another Mach E for testing but it's on our radar. I'd really love to test the most efficient trim, the premium extended range, so we can see the breadth of capabilities. I'll add some more discussion about the causes for efficiency or inefficiency in future videos, I think that's a good idea. We still have a few old videos that we're uploading before then though! I will say the Mach E is severely limited by its charging. If the premium trim could match the efficiency of Kia EV6 RWD then it would get about 82 miles on the 10% challenge. The EV6 RWD is one of the most efficient crossovers we've tested, so I think it's a reasonable (if optimistic) comparison. Still, I REALLY want to actually test it because that's the only way we can really know.
The Mach-e needs a huge charging boost to say the least when it is trounced by the EV6 GT which is also a "gas guzzler". Good looking car, but Ford needs to step up the game here.
The efficiency doesn't bother me THAT much, tire/wheel package probably has a lot to do with that, but that charge curve just isn't good enough in 2024.
@@tazeat Getting under 2 miles per kWh is pretty poor efficiency for the Mach-E in other trims, and I can’t help but think that the charge rate from 10% SOC was also lower than typical. The 0-100% charge test should provide some insight…
The charge curve is not great, but they managed to do poorly with this test for some reason. I have several recorded charge sessions in my Rally that are better than they got here.
Ryan, great job. FORD, what a terrible job at efficiency. The Ford 150 Lighting bet it by 21 miles. I bet Ford won't be selling many of these. Ford, you can do better.😢
Ford needs to change the charging curve on the Mach E it is dog slow. It should be able to hold 150kw for most of the charge unfortunately it drops off way to quickly and makes charging way longer than it should
Not surprised the OoS would cripple the Mach-E. I have one, and have taken several trips in it, and your charging was less than I have achieved on multiple occasions. Driving in temperatures under 40F may also have been a factor. Based on my logs, I would expect to get at least another 10%, and likely 15%, into the battery.
Don't get me wrong. The Mach-E is NOT a stellar road tripper, but it is not quite as bad as shown here. And it should be repeated that this IS the least efficient Mach-E. All that said, this car could use improved charging and better efficiency. If I had to pick one, I would ask for faster charging.
Love the testing! Can you get your hands on the latest extended range AWD or RWD Mach-E for comparison?
It's definitely on our radar, it would be great to test the most efficient one so we could see a best case scenario.
Complaining about road trip efficiency with a car like this is akin to complaining about road trip efficiency of a pickup truck. You're using a vehicle for a purpose which it was not designed and then surprised that it doesn't do well. It's fine as a data point, but the obvious question is: how does the performance of this model compare to the performance of a Premium trim model, which is probably the most obvious all-around trim of choice for the Mach-E?
Maybe some analysis on what caused the difference. Is it the funny-looking spoiler? Is it the wheels? Is it the tire width? Weight? Charging speed difference?
Statistics without context or analysis are just numbers.
For a group that is willing to spend days on a cross-country road trip with several cars and make hour-long videos on just about anything, the lack of useful detail here is disappointing.
9:15 1.8 miles / kWh is worse than other Mach-E tests I've seen. Mach-E Vlog reported 2.2 m/kWh at 80mph in their GT PE in Aug 23. I've seen plenty of reports of 2.8-3.0 m/kWh for non-GT AWD models.
It would be interesting to see the differences, but I understand that it's time consuming to do (but not so time consuming as a cross-country road trip involving over a dozen people and several cars). The EPA rates the Premium trim as 16% more efficient than the Rally on the highway. Anecdotal reports show that increasing speed in the Mach-E from 70 to 80 results in about a 20-25% decrease in efficiency.
Every driver's comfort level and every area is different, but 80 is pushing it here in Wisconsin on 70mph speed limits, unless you want to arrive 20 minutes later than expected after a nice conversation with a state trooper...
I hear you! We haven't had another Mach E for testing but it's on our radar. I'd really love to test the most efficient trim, the premium extended range, so we can see the breadth of capabilities. I'll add some more discussion about the causes for efficiency or inefficiency in future videos, I think that's a good idea. We still have a few old videos that we're uploading before then though!
I will say the Mach E is severely limited by its charging. If the premium trim could match the efficiency of Kia EV6 RWD then it would get about 82 miles on the 10% challenge. The EV6 RWD is one of the most efficient crossovers we've tested, so I think it's a reasonable (if optimistic) comparison. Still, I REALLY want to actually test it because that's the only way we can really know.
The Mach-e needs a huge charging boost to say the least when it is trounced by the EV6 GT which is also a "gas guzzler". Good looking car, but Ford needs to step up the game here.
Where is the model 3 LR RWD?
This is what makes Lucid/Plaid/Model 3 Performance so impressive, great performance *and* great efficiency
The efficiency doesn't bother me THAT much, tire/wheel package probably has a lot to do with that, but that charge curve just isn't good enough in 2024.
I totally agree, hopefully they’ll have some updates soon
@@tazeat Getting under 2 miles per kWh is pretty poor efficiency for the Mach-E in other trims, and I can’t help but think that the charge rate from 10% SOC was also lower than typical. The 0-100% charge test should provide some insight…
The charge curve is not great, but they managed to do poorly with this test for some reason. I have several recorded charge sessions in my Rally that are better than they got here.
Ryan, great job. FORD, what a terrible job at efficiency. The Ford 150 Lighting bet it by 21 miles. I bet Ford won't be selling many of these. Ford, you can do better.😢
In my GT-P I get an average of 3.1 per KWh. It’s not bad for a performance EV
Ford needs to change the charging curve on the Mach E it is dog slow. It should be able to hold 150kw for most of the charge unfortunately it drops off way to quickly and makes charging way longer than it should