Extended Range 320 Miles???

[jeff_h]

Ford should be ashamed. And so should GM. And Tesla. And practically everyone except the Germans who tend to consistently underpromise and overdeliver on range.

Do you think Ford and the other companies you mentioned just pick a number that they think will sound good and publish it on their labels? There's a defined test process that each manufacturer uses to arrive at those numbers, shown in the link below.

https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/fuel-economy-and-ev-range-testing

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[RickLightning]

It comes as a surprise to most new EV drivers that unlike their ICE vehicles, which get better fuel economy at steady highspeed on the highway than in city driving, EVs are LESS efficient at steady highspeed highway driving, than in the city. The reason is regenerative braking in the EV (helps its efficiency) vs. the extra gasoline required for accelerating in stop-and-go city traffic.

The biggest reason that new EV drivers are surprised about the impact of cold weather is that they are totally clueless about the impact of cold weather on a gas vehicle. The majority don't know that winter gas exists, or that cold weather drops their mpg. https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/...d weather and winter driving,to 4-mile) trips.

Have you compared the displayed range to what you actually get? Once I did that, I started ignoring the GOM completely.

I'm too chicken to push it to the limit. I almost always recharge at 30% or higher. At home I rarely drop below 50%.

The great thing about having an EV is that I skip the gas stations and when I get home I just plug in and walk away. No more range anxiety in a 60+ mile radius.

You aren't understanding this at all. You can figure your range without driving to zero... Display says a range at say 80%. Divide by 0.8 and you have the useless range. Now, drive your drive. Write down the range, and divide by that SOC. Now you see the impact of reality.

Or, before shutting off, note the miles per kilowatt hour of your trip. Multiply times battery size and that is your range for that type of driving.

Of course if you drive 45mph for an hour vs. 70mph for an hour, the range is totally different for each type of driving.

 

[Ventorum94]

On my 2023 XLT ER, the handful of times I've been at 100% charge it's been as low as around 280 and as high as 360, so the driving behavior and climate will play roles in the estimated range.

Range is variable, and much under the control of the driver. Motor Trend prepared an eye-opening graph of their longterm test Lightning’s range vs. highway speed:

The ranges shown are based on running 100% to 5% SOC; 324mi at 55mph, 214mi at 75mph. Range is over 50% more with a 20mph reduction in speed on the highway.
Complete article here;
https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/...xlt-yearlong-review-update-3-road-trip-speed/

 

[rufustlong]

Imputed 100% range [243/.84=289.3 miles range @ 100%]

This is pretty much right where I'm at in Washington State in my Flash. Unless you are in the south, it's hard to do better this time of year unless you are just creeping around a flat city.

 

[mrau]

Same here in Michigan for this time of year.

 

[TaxmanHog]

This is pretty much right where I'm at in Washington State in my Flash. Unless you are in the south, it's hard to do better this time of year unless you are just creeping around a flat city.

Southeastern New England, seasonal temps, most of my driving is local roads with an occasional freeway trip.