The Reality of EV Ownership // Mustang Mach E GT Performance

Nice job on a very informative video! We also have a 2023 Mach-E GTPE and we absolutely love it! We live in Minnesota and 90+% of the time we charge at home. The issues we have experienced charging away from home have been similar to what you documented. We are optimistic that charging infrastructure, battery technology and vehicle range improvements are coming that will make the “road trip” charging experience more pleasant. In the mean time, the pros outweigh the cons for us and we are enjoying EV ownership :)

Great video! Really honest take on how owning an EV has both its highs and lows especially for those of us in the Midwest.

What an awesome video. You helped cover a lot of questions I’ve had about EV‘s. The three hours was a huge eye-opener. My kid lives 1200 miles from me and the last trip to see him. I stopped for 29 minutes to fuel my car. Thank you again very informative well filmedreally really liked the video

Fantastic real world review! I’m considering a Mach-E as my first EV. I have a L2 charger at home all ready. This helps me to have some more realistic expectations about longer travel. Thanks for excellent content!

This video was phenomenal! I've been doing my calculations in looking at a California Route 1 Mach-e with some very low rates for home charging. It's eye-opening to see how expensive it is to use public chargers in comparison, as well as the hurdles encountered when trying to bounce from charger to charger. I do know that we are a dual vehicle family, and it's likely we will keep an ICE vehicle for the long trips, as we live in the Southeast where the network still isn't very great. However, for daily driving, I think this is great! Thank you for doing this.

Great video! Very informative. I have a 2021 premium xtra range. Weather definitely makes a difference in range. Its definitely great for daily driving

Great info sir! Just recently got our Mach-e premium, our first and we are loving it.

Very interesting video, especially the numbers you shared at the end.

Great video. Living in Los Angels, I've never changed tires because of the season. I have a '22 California Route One RWD with a 340-mil range. I chose it over the Model Y because of the horrible ride in the MY. After 27.000 miles, it is my favorite all-around car. Zero issues to date. Going on my first long road trip in a few weeks and looking forward to the adventure. I have had it for 18 months, and still haven't installed a level-two charger.

I've got an EV in France (Renault ZOE 2021). I largely agree with everything you said. In France, EVs make even more sense due to $7.50/gallon for gas .

I just got my 23 Grabber Blue Mach-E GT(base) and I absolutely love it! I’ve gotten nothing but compliments on it since I’ve gotten it. All the reasons you listed are the reasons I bought mine. I wish that the trunk had the middle pass through for long items (for me, hockey sticks) so I wouldn’t have to let the seat down. As a former Tesla Model Y owner, this video is spot on! I’m excited to get my NACS adapter so I can supercharge at the Tesla Superchargers.

Thank you for the reliable and honest review, certainly this review has swayed me one way as I was thinking of the Mach e, still no decision made final but this really helps.

Great Video, We have a Chevy Bolt and a Model Y and like you we mostly charge on a level 2 charger at home and at work. We do enjoy planning our trips. The Tesla is a no brainer. It has pretty long legs and charges fast. With both cars we charge to 100% at home before leaving on trips that are about 380 to 400 miles. That will get us to where we are going and then we usually stop twice for short periods on the trip home. Sometimes we will go shopping or out to eat or watch a movie and charge all the way up. We use a lot of free destination chargers in Nevada when we are out and about. Example with my Chevy Bolt we spent $29.03 in charging at Electrify America and EV Range on our 384 mile round trip to Lake Tahoe last weekend. I have a premium account with Electrify America so I get a good rate along with some complimentary charges from time to time. I averaged 3.7 miles/KWH. Average freeway speeds were 70 MPH except the last 30 miles at 80 MPH. The alternative would be my F-150 that takes $140.00 of Premium to make the same trip. Huge savings.

Good call. I'd take the Mach E over any Tesla personally. So many reasons, top are quality and service options, which you mentioned. Apple Carplay is a great feature for sure. The range on EVs has come a long way on recent years. People who travel outside the range of the vehicle is still a very small number. While that is an isuse, there are more and more L2 charging stations opened daily nationwide. Over 80% of EV drivers charge primarily at home. A L2 charger at home is a must have. The low end power of a EV is incredible and one-pedal driving is great. This leads to much less spent on maintenance, especially on brakes :) Buy snow tires for next winter. X-ICE or Blizzak.

Thank you for this video! I’m currently researching EV’s. I drive a 2022 Ford Bronco Sasquatch but my daily commute is 100 miles. I love Ford. I’ve been thinking Tesla but I loved the Mach E GT performance when I test drove it. Makes the decision harder.

I think essentially every other electric seems to be better than a Tesla but after all the research I’ve done and videos watches with people describing their electric pros and cons I’ve made the observation from everyone that Tesla has it down. It’s have to get a Tesla only because their charging network is superior and makes life with an electric bearable. They also are able to resolve their car issues better than most. People have described issues with their mustang electric or Hyundai ioniq electric and have issues getting weird problems resolved. Thats another issue but for the charging alone worth getting the Tesla as much as hate to get one….

My problem is with the way you are supposed to drive an EV. With a gas car you fill it up to 100 (normally) and drive until you get to about 15-25% left in the tank. It is always recommended to have more than a quarter tank on road trips. 1) you never know where the next gas station (working) could be. 2) you could break down and need and engine to keep you warm… With an EV, you charge it to 80 and go to about 10 then fill up until you will reach your next designation at 10 percent. You don’t get the extra relief of having more range then you need without waiting an hour for it to get up to 90 or 100.

1 major thing I do not like about my Mach - E. The side mirrors. You can not see who is along side of you if you adjust the mirror to just clear the back of your car. You need to move the mirror way out. Then you do not see if there is something approaching you. Changing lane is very scary. I added curved accerary mirrors. They help a bit.

I know you said that sitting in the car while it charges is kinda weird, but it’s honestly pretty normal. I frequently see people sitting in their EV while charging. Personally, I just move from the driver seat to the passenger or back seat, then pull out my laptop and get some work done. Keep the music going over CarPlay, and enjoy the great sound system. You could even do some conference calls if you needed to. It’s a pretty wonderful mobile office.

We have to remember that these are gen 1 tech. Gen 2 and Gen 3 are going to be amazing.

My overnight electricity price is 2.8c/kwh CAD

That’s exactly what I bought a month ago… I love it… you forgot to mention 😂😂the fronk you can put ice inside make a cooler out of it 😂😂Lol

Great video. I'm a Motorhead too which is exactly why I love EVs...the instant torque that just keeps coming.

I got in an accident last week in my Tesla Model 3 Performance and it is likely totaled. I love my car, but the deals on the Mach-E GT are amazing. Even with all the Tesla discounts right now, Ford's zero percent financing is so great. I am tempted to get the Mach-E. I test-drove one and agree with you about the fit and finish. I was so impressed with the quality of the Mach-E! But the charging speeds and the laggy screen in the Mach-E are concerning.

The Android Auto implimentation in this car is great! makes up for the ford UI.

We have to remember that these are gen 1 tech. Gen 2 and Gen 3 are going to be amazing. I can't do a road trip becaus3 there are no CCS chargers on my route and I don't have the NACS adapter yet so the 5 Tesla stations on the route are out. Next year NP. Really makes you think where on the adoption curve we are now.

Great video, thanks for the true story, We love our Mach-E also, and as you said, we need the fast charge network to get up to speed. Will be nice when we can use the Tesla network, ( coming soon).

You should get that NACS adapter ASAP and use Tesla Superchargers

NH owner 23 Mach E CR1. Kudos for offering good info for all in real world. My choice to buy this was purpose specific. I have other vehicles to do day trips and spur of the moment adventures. Absolutely agree, a must have is a level 2 home (or workplace) charge station. My daily commute is 170 miles round trip. 53 miles of surface roads, averaging 50 mph and 32 miles of interstate 80 mph, all rolling NH hills. Leave in the morning at 90% charge and plug in at home end of day with 21 to 28% left on the meter. Coldest days around 77kw/h-about 2,2 miles per kw/h. Warmest days about 61kw/h so almost 2.8. That averages to about 2.5. I pay 22 cents per kw/h all in so approx $15.40 daily commute. My wife's car is a Fusion- 24 mpg combined. same trip fuel price $4.45 per gallon 7.1 gallons (premium fuel, turbo Ecoboost) costs $31.50. Mach E win. Less than half in fuel not to mention maintenance savings. Over the course of a month saving north of $320 fuel alone. I have never public charged. Too many nightmares. I'll reserve judgement on the agreement to use Tesla's network. Tesla owners don't seem too happy about expected congestion. OTOH, competition should improve the equipment reliability and convenience for all. I did not know until registration that NH surcharges $150 annually for highway use since I am not paying gas tax at the pump. Subbing because you put in the hard work for this vid.

👍 EV = EDC every day car. Not a EDT every day trip.

The conclusions was worth everything. Nice summary.

Interesting video on the Mach E. I have just sold my ipace after 18 months of use, just too much hassle when you go above say 200 miles. I had a 6-hour trip to Scotland last month and I only got 160 miles and had to charge 3 times taking a total of 2h 35mins. Charging on the road is twice that of fuel. Great car, love the EV but I am going to a Hybrid. Not sure about USA but EVs in the UK have dropped by at least 40% in the past 6 months. A 2-year-old Tesla Model 3 now sells for £22000. The charging network is all over the place in the UK, some work, some, don't, some use contactless and some don't. All in all, after 18 months it is just to inconvenient.

Completely agree! If you can't charge at home 90% of the time, DON'T do it!!

I did an overnight test drive in a Tesla, Model unknown. Fist I did not like the speedometer off to the side. those tiny cars flashing on each side of the speedometer was distracting. I was doing 103 mph and not knowing it until I turned my head and read it. A little thing NO AM radio. Next when I attempted to back into my garage. The side mirrors changed to look at the ground. I needed to look at the center display and two tiny side video mirrors. Now my dislikes with my 2 month old Mach -E. What idiot thinks I need to the lane indicator to be center and speedometer to the right. Second, you have to hunt for everything on the big screen. Like to change radio stations. The car does not come with a spare tire. They give you an air pump and puncture sealer. They never heard of a blowout. Now you need to call for a tow truck and purchase a tire and maybe a rim to continue your travels. This is minor but be aware of it. I had both knees replaced. They still hurt and not as flexible. You have to high step into the car. My Ford Mach-E extremely quite on the highway. Secondary roads very bumpy. Car is very comfortable. Longest distance traveled was 80 miles each way. They give you a panel style sight protection cover for back storage. It gets in your way when using the back area. I prefer the draw out style cover. Something new. When you push the button to open the front doors. They pop open about an inch. Nice design small handles to continue opening. Needed for back doors also. I am able to turn off the headlights during the day to save some power. I am not sure about my feelings about the full glass roof. Sun interference or glare. It looks impressive. Acceleration is impressive and very smooth. One foot control. I dislike. When You take your foot of the excelerator. the car slows down very very quickly. Not O F C. Your car coasts and coasts and coasts. I wounder if the same amount of power is being sent to the drive motors. I would like to have a power usage meter on the panel.

I feel like the main problems are long haul drives (total discharge and rapid charge will destroy lithium ion batterys pretty quickely) and the availability of a plug. I park my car outside my house, no access to an overnight plug. And that is the norm for most car owners. Which means every morning it's a gamble if the thing is still charged, especially in winter. Or you have to just sit at charging station like 30min to an hour every day after work just to make sure you can get back to work in the morning. If you have a home and a garage and you mostly drive short distances? Perfect. But for a whole lot of people this system is far from practicable.

This is my first EV. I love it! I think I do have range anxiety. I also think I have one pedal driving anxiety as well as Blue Cruise anxiety. Or shall I say I have not used those features yet? I've had the car for 2 months. I use it to get back and forth to work mainly The only downside I see to the vehicle is just distance. With this being said I do have an extended range vehicle. Let me first tell you guys that but when I say distance I mean I got a heavy foot. You know you have to pay attention to the vehicle because there are no gears normally when I look down at the speedometer. I'm at 90 mph. This car will go fast. I don't have a GT. I have a premium before I bought the vehicle. I looked into it. The premium has more of a range. I have a total of 340 mi of range but the distance thing is subject when it comes to speed now. And if you're a everyday person that drives at a normal rate of speed, you'll be fine. You'll see that you're good me. On the other hand, I burn through battery kilowatt hours or miles. One way for me to work would be 25 mi. I double that when riding at 90 mph. So let's say the car sees me driving 75 mi to working back home as far as charging I do charge to 100%. Will the car says $100 even though it's still receiving a charge? A slight charge to where it looks to me at my home charger but I only allow my vehicle to go down to 40% or in the late mid-thirties and then I charge again what I've noticed about all EVS the only ones you hear that catch on fire are Teslas. There was one Ford that actually caught on fire and the reason is because the battery was damaged. So this is why I chose a Ford Mach E

I have a ford mustang Mach e select. It was more of a midlife crisis car lol. I went with the intention that it was not a travel car but around town car. I will be taking my first trip with it from North Carolina to Tennessee. This June. I think this year it will get better. But I’ve came to the same conclusion that it is around town car.

Interesting journey! For the reasons why did not get a Tesla, I purchased a MY. Great honest review. I fully agree on your major points on EV (power, torque, home charging, long range drive). If I had to turn my heat off while driving my car with my wife in it - that would be a marriage counseling session. 😬. Which is why I went a Tesla.

I have been checking the cost per mile and priced paid at charging station. cost in much greater to drive the much -e.

I rented a Kia Nero in Nashville and had a 1 hour drive to a customer on the Kentucky boarder. I wanted to return the car fully charged to the airport the next day and I experienced a lot of this. Now I have 2 new charging apps on my phone.

U should see more range as it gets warmer in ur regional area and u get better seats more power bigger brakes and lighted front pony

Next car is going to be an EV and I've been coveting the Mach-E. Thank you so much for this incredible, informative video.

At least you are honest unlike most EV Fanboys. Good job.

Eric, noticed you wearing Bauer gear, so you're a hockey player, here in Dallas, we have like several spots for EV's while at the rink, which is pretty cool, do you have those available where you play? How's the Mach E for hockey gear? Thanks, Brian

Lucid & intelligent.

I don't think it's fair to directly compare the EV charge rates to raw gas prices. There's a reason that companies tend to reimburse 50-65 cents per mile (on a typical 30 mpg car would be about $15-$20 per gallon), and its not because they're being nice. The oil changes, transmission fluid changes, belt changes, brake maintenance, catalytic converter changes, etc. All that results in so much added cost. It's not unusual for ICE cars to hit you with check engine lights for $500-1000 maintenance items.

Anyone ever say you look like L-A-Knight.😂 Pretty cool experience. I noticed the Ford pass app was a lil glitchy. Has it improved or was it a random experience?

That was a trip. What an absolute adventurous attitude you two had to do 500 miles in a day to meet clients all over the state. In a snowstorm no less. You mention the coming access to Tesla Superchargers. How would your day have gone had you been able to use them?

@17:45 where and when do these come up? Do they only appear if it's cold outside? Below a certain temp?

So.... all this required charging means; "EV's are for Edger's" so there's another positive. Seriously, until charging improves, plug-in Hybrid's are the way to go for the type of driving you did in this video. Around town, full EV's kick it hard.

I'm sure it's great for day to day, but until the charging network/technology gets better it doesn't seem very practical. 3hrs sitting around at a charge station is a NO GO for me.

LFP is lithium ion, just like NMC, which you have

Finding wheels / winter tires that fit the GT with those gigantic calipers has proven problematic.

Reiterating “Extended Range” was like nails on a chalkboard 😂 All Premium and GT Trims are extended range… But yeah, nice car

Thanks for the video, but a couple of things I had to comment on. First you absolutely do not have all the horsepower all of the time. It's very very power limited based on heat. You hit the highway and try and floor it... my 1.6 turbo has more kick... the second comment is that the tesla adaptor makes most of this video redundant, an absolute must!

I totally wouldn’t own an EV as my sole vehicle at this point if I was driving long distances for work regularly (100+ miles one way per day or long road trips for days at a time). However, how many people are in that position? Probably less than 2 percent of the US population. For almost everyone else, EVs just make better sense than ICE.

Correction I just looked at my statement. $325.82. So much for owning a Electric car.

I would love an EV but the charging network isn't there yet. My wife would kill me with all the planning and sitting around waiting to charge.

I would never buy an EV in cold climate conditions, kills the battery. California and Florida are ideal states for optimum power on the batteries

Tesla has a bunch of issues also has alot of recalls but wont tell you and wont allow national highway safety to officially tell them wat wrong and wat to replace on their cars

Don't live in Michigan with an EV ( or anywhere else cold ).

I know I'm not the only one who thinks he looks just like Stephen Curry, right?

Ford mustang Mach e feels great!!! Tesla feels cheap. Even after driving the plaid the ford drives great.

God bless, everything about this filled me with secondhand anxiety. No way, no how. I’ll drive an ICE until the UN peacekeepers come and confiscate it.

Ya I’ll take a Plug-In Hybrid over this mess.

I think you were not prepared for your trip at all. I think your making the experience a lot worse then it actually was. If you would have done this video when you had more experience with a EV it would have came off a whole lot better then you showed.

Mach-E or Tesla…hmmm, shows how little knowledge and research you did…there’s way better options than both, for less $$.