How far can you drive a Ford E-Transit on ONE charge? - New World Record!!!!
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2022
- We set out to achieve something that's never been done before. We wanted to see how many miles you could drive our 2022 Ford E-Transit on a single charge. After owning our van for a few months, we've learned the most efficient ways to drive the EV. We carefully charted our course, and we set out to achieve the impossible.
There are too many blanket statements that say these All-Electric vehicles can't drive far on a single charge. There are too many who claim you'll be lucky to get the rated range from the van. The rated range for our van is 106 miles from @ford and this video proves this to be a very conservative number. In fact, we routinely see between 140-170 miles of range based on our daily driving habits. Notice the blue range number in the beginning of the video shows 170 miles. This was following a day of normal usage.
We set a few rules for this drive:
1. You must start and stop from the same charger location.
2. You must make it back to the charger under the van's own power. No towing.
3. You must remain on public roads. No closed course driving.
4. You must do this in a single drive cycle. No turning the van off. No stopping. No charging. This also allows for you to be able to prove your drive with the FordPass app.
We set these rules to maintain some form of reality with this drive. Yes, you could easily coast down a mountain for a hundred miles and cheat the system. Yes, you could drive in the same direction all day with a significant tail wind and allow mother nature to give you a push. Those would both result in more mileage but that style of driving isn't reality. You would eventually have to drive back up that mountain or drive back into that heavy wind.
*Note* - We also did this with 2,100 pounds of cargo in the van. This wasn't an empty van. We wanted to show that this range could be achieved in the exact same setup we drive every day for our plumbing company. We didn't establish a rule for what the vehicle must weigh because everyone's van is set up differently. Ours is pretty heavy and we drive with this much weight day-in and day-out. If you decide to challenge our record with less weight, then your mother will be disappointed in you. So don't break her heart.
Was our speed realistic? Absolutely.
Was our speed legal? Absolutely.
We drove for 16+ hours and encountered no fewer than 20 different police vehicles throughout the day. None of them had any issue with our speed. We even captured the last police officer on film as he cruised on by.
We hope you can learn that these vans are way more capable that you might think. So feel free to put aside some of what you've been told about the Ford E-Transit and go try one for yourself. You'll soon like just like we did that they are the perfect vehicle for in-town delivery and service work.
Ironically, we experienced a glitch in the FordPass app for our drive. The app shows that we only made one trip on October 6th, 2022. It shows that trip to have consumed 67.8 kWh of energy from the 68 kWh battery. However, there is a major communication error with the mileage and the app only shows we drove 49 miles. At this point, we can only assume that it has something to do with us driving laps on the same road all day. We think the mileage comes from a GPS location and since we were in the same area all day, the GPS didn't pick up enough of a change in distance to record the actual mileage. We called the FordPass customer service the following day and opened a trouble ticket to resolve the issue. They recognize a communication error and have escalated the issue to the engineering team. We are hopeful that we'll be able to validate this drive with FordPass verification soon but it's out of our hands at this point. When this correction occurs, we'll post a new video showing the historic drive on our app.
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Really appreciate these challenge videos! Haven't seen anyone else doing such in depth testing
Thanks!
Fantastic video was on the edge of my seat rooting for you to get that thing home 💪🏼😎
We made it!
Thank you so much for posting this excellent video. It is important for several reasons. Not the least of which is the fact that it proves that we eTransit owners can pass long stretches of rural routes when necessary on critical missions, just by going slowly.
Yes it's annoying to go 30 or 40 mph when we have the option of going 55 but it's the difference between crossing a 200 mile stretch between chargers on the road.
Yep! And for the two years that we've owned the vehicle, we've only ever had to use a public charger once.
WoW I waiting patiently on one I order. Keep up the great videos I learned a lot for when my van comes.
Thanks! And we will!
That’s brilliant guys. Great job.
Thanks!
Wow. Awesome video!
Thank you!
Impressive! I am 3 months into my F150 Lightning, and you are correct temperature is a huge factor. So far pleased with the range and the drive.
We just picked up a Lightning as well!
Almost 3 times the official range for yours, the highest roof version! Fun! Congrats!
Thanks!
That’s awesome. Still considering one.
You should do it. We don't regret our decision in the slightest.
Great video guys & love that you’re pushing the limits on what Ford says that the range is for the E-Transit!
I do wonder how much the range could’ve been extended if you didn’t use your cabin light at all (like if you had some battery powered light for video purposes).
They cabin LED so they likely don't draw much. But every little bit helped in those final miles for sure!
That was pretty cool. You have more patience than me lol
It took a while that's for sure.
Damn that's impressive!!!
We think so too!
Thats a great experiment.
Love the shirt, Fix Pipes, Pet Dogs.
If you are looking for another experiment, I'd love to see how long you can run the air con on a single charge, with the car parked outside in the sun, and not driving
AC consumes about 1-3 miles of range per hour on a 95° day in full sun.
Woot! That was a great video that really gets the hyper-milers thinking. How could we modify the van to get more miles? How can I change my route to go further if time is not an issue? Where is the sweet spot between crawling for maximum efficiency and driving normal with rapid charging?
It seems 45 mph is the sweet spot for time vs. efficiency.
This is impressive! Can't wait for Ford's next iteration of this platform. When range for normal driving reaches 200-250 miles per charge, I am ALL IN!
That would be cool
we're getting closer, i just dunno if these vans are popular enough. There was a reason we never got the e nv200.
You’re awesome, I hope Ford sends you some kind of incentive, I will be buying one because of you. Peace ☮️, love ❤️ and happiness 🎉, the proof is in the pudding and can’t get any better than this!
Ironically, we've met with Ford a few times. No incentives though. Just new relationships.
Is there a extra 110v outlet in between the seat side? I’ve seen some with a extra outlet besides the onboard power.
Yes there is!
Any updates on range with the colder weather?
Cold weather definitely effects range. We haven't been cold enough long enough for us to do a really good test. We're waiting for temps in the teens before we do a cold weather test.
Is there any more content on the E transit coming soon?
We will be doing a 1-year review soon!
WOW 🎉
Yeah!
As a sidenote to this: My E-Transit (medium roof) will do around 100+ miles at 10 degrees F, with apx 1100 lbs of cargo. (165km, -12 C, 500kg). That is completly normal driving (speed limit or above) in Eco mode in winter conditions. Will be interesting to see what milage I can get out of it in springtime/summer next year.
We are seeing a 20% decrease in winter months.
What was the sticker price on that van
We paid right at $56k for ours.
At 50 mph what would you get?
We routinely get 140-170 miles of range during a normal day where we can keep the speeds under 45 mph.
I can’t tell is this a medium or high roof ?
This is a fully loaded high roof 148" wheel base. Non-extended length.
Dramatic music! lol
Question; Did you check the tire pressure before departure? One trick for hypermiling is to overfill the tires slightly. Even if you didn't want to cheat by overfilling, filling them to the max pressure would maximize efficiency all else equal.
We didn't check tire pressure. It wasn't low but it probably wasn't over filled either.
I want to how the 65mph range could be extended with aerodynamic tweaks.
It's a giant shoebox. There's no aerodynamic tweaks that can improve that.
Interesting video, but 19mph average for 16 hours. Ok, that's great but most people can't take 16hrs of driving to conserve energy. I have a dodge caravan and it's rated for 15-25 mpg with a 20 gallon tank. Normal day driving 200-400 miles depending on how you drive and the terrain. But one time I drove from Reno, NV to salt lake City, UT on a full 20 gallon tank. 550 miles with an average of 55-60mph and stayed off the gas. Mostly straight and flat with some small downhills and uphills. Arrived in salt lake City with 150 miles remaining and the average mpg was 34.5. I didn't get gas until it was low tank, and had 650 total miles travelled on that one 20 gallon tank. So, even an ice vehicle can achieve double or better mpg and total distance from one tank. Don't know how the e-transit in UK gets 200 miles but that's what the u.s. should be doing. EU is also far ahead with their tech and mpg for work vans. Vauxhall movano diesel 48mpg, Ford E-TRANSIT diesel 43 mpg, and Mercedes Benz diesel 35mpg.
We've highlighted the relationship between range and speed.
Challenge accepted... soon
The later gen model might do significantly more!
Sorry to say this but i need more E-Transit content.
I think we're done with E-Transit content. We pretty much covered everything. Make sure to check our playlist for E-Transit stuff.
@@SmedleyPlumbing that’s to bad.
What are your thoughts about the Transit after over a year?
I’ve orders mine back in May last year and it’s supposed to arrive finally tomorrow.
@@Maxx_71 we absolutely love it. It works perfectly for our business.
@@SmedleyPlumbing its only my impression or after the meeting with Ford representative you decided to stop reviews? You were doing a fantastic independent job with this and I'm sure you can do even more content about E-transit.
@@ronaldonogueira2870 Ford wanted to script our content and therefore remove our honest opinions. Also, we are ultimately a plumbing channel and we were confusing the RUclips algorithms by posting automotive review videos. So we put a stop to that.
What was your speed? Looked like you were almost going backwards 😂
Set the cruise to 20 mph and spent 16 hours behind the wheel filming this video.
@@SmedleyPlumbing It’s an interesting experiment but it’s not a realistic scenario. Seems to me that a 50 to 55mph range test would be better. I’d buy one if I could get close to 250 miles of range.
@@derrick1964 we did want of "every day use" tests as well. This one was just to see how far it can go if the conditions were perfect.
It looks like you are going 30 mph.
20. To be exact.
I hate when they make cars with 119 mikes ev…like thats just about useless unless your planning to stay in your city/state. No long hauls with that
Tell that to home service companies and Amazon and FedEx delivery drivers. We use ours everyday and it's never left a stranded and it's saved us an enormous amount of money on fuel.
@@SmedleyPlumbing so how are yall making it from like Atlanta to midwest states? how many times do yall have to stop and fill up per state. and are there even that man ev stations to make it feasible?
@@aytothemm.1035 these are not meant for over the road hauling. Just final mile delivery and local service routes.
@@SmedleyPlumbing gotchu. In that case I def see the usage. Thanks for explaining good-day 🙏🏽
We have fallen so far in just 3 short years. We are now happy with 300 miles at 19mph. My diesel van travels over 1k miles at 70mph in about the same time. Only stopped briefly to fill up once. Ford will be the butt of many jokes with this one.
What did your diesel cost to drive those 1k miles? We did this for about $3.
$3.15 × 30=$94.5. But we saved 4 days of our life at 75mph. Range of 700 miles with only a brief fill up. Saved about $400 in hotel bills compared to the electric van. Time is our most valuable commodity.
@@laceyhenry4617 nobody is trying to convince you the E-Transit is the best for long range travel. There are many other better options. But for an in-town delivery and service vehicle, it's perfect.
@@laceyhenry4617bro keep your diesel van and quit crying
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