In a test carried out in the UK, the SUV-shaped, all-electric Ford Mach-E has managed to cover 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles) per every kilowatt-hour of power stored in its battery, setting a new efficiency record.
A crew of three people boarded the car with its battery 100% full in the village of John O’Groats, Scotland, and proceeded to drive it along a 1,352-km (840-mile) road to Land’s End, England. They only charged the battery twice throughout the trip, having spent 45 minutes at the charging stations in total. The goal was to show what the autonomy of an electric car in a long journey looked like compared to an ICE car.
The team concluded that modern battery cars actually lend themselves very well to such uses, and do not have to be restricted by city borders.
The Mach-E tested was a £49,980 Extended Range RWD spec powered by a single electric engine rated at 294 PS (290 hp / 216 kW). Its battery comes rated at 88 kWh and 610 km (379 miles) of range, but the tests showed it actually converted into something like 800 km (500 miles) in real use.
According to Ford, the Mustang Mach-E replenishes enough charge for 117 km (72 miles) of driving within just ten minutes spent plugged into a 150kW charging terminal.