An Extreme Real World EV Driving (Charging) Test
Long distance drives can be done with the Ford Mustang Mach-E without any problems.
Long distance drives can be done with the Ford Mustang Mach-E without any problems.
Is the Ford Mustang Mach-E (and other cars like this) the best thing to happen since the EV boom began?
While a lot has changed since my first EV drive in the ’90s, range anxiety is still a real barrier to adoption.
Automakers continued to increase our choice of plug-in hybrid and all-electric cars and crossovers. Competition is heating up for the U.S. electric car leadership claimed by Tesla for the past few years. The Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt are legacy players in the battle, now joined by dozens of new players. Consumers win because they have choice.
Ford’s all-in on electrification and Clean Fleet Report had a chance this past week to experience the company’s commitment first hand—from the passenger seat. Ford wouldn’t let us get behind the wheel of the early production F-150 Lightning and E-Transit, but from the right-hand seat (and a chance to closely examine the interiors and, via a cutaway. the underpinnings) it’s clear the company’s $22 billion investment (through 2025) in electrification is going to pay dividends.
All of this made me think about of the differences in the way companies are introducing EVs into their product portfolios.
Range and its attendant anxiety continues to dominate electric vehicle discussions. That discussion is about to move up to a new level as three significant new EVs received their official EPA range certifications this week.
Two major, much-anticipated models arrive this year—the Tesla Model Y and the Ford Mustang Mach-E.
Plug-in vehicles sales (pure battery electrics and plug-in hybrids) hit a speed bump after a meteoric rise in 2018, dropping from 361,300 to 325,800.
What began in 2019 and promises to accelerate in 2020 is company for Tesla’s current and future vehicles.