I work for Ford and had to road trip cross country to test BlueCruise... Honestly they aren't bad to road trip. You are right in that public, non-Tesla charging stations are unreliable but I've never been stuck in a situation that really screwed me. The worst was when I was driving from Atlanta, GA to Jackson, MS. I had to charge in Meridian, MS and there was only two chargers... a level 2 at a Kia dealer and a level 1 at a sketchy motel. Of course the level 2 was down so I had to spend HOURS sitting around for it to charge at the level 1 to get to the next faster charger. Apparently MS isn't taking public charging very seriously because they're a known charging desert. But other than that, I loved road tripping it. It's so smooth and BlueCruise makes long road trips and even traffic much less stressful.
Wow that’s good to know coming from you. Im currently in FL and may have to drive back to CA with the car once I purchase it in FL, how would that route be ? Im actually excited for this car!
Considering leasing one myself. Glad you enjoy it. I have a Tesla Model 3 but want to get away from Musk-Mobiles. I will miss the tech but it seems the quality of the Mach E is much better.
I went all the way to Min in the California version and yes I did have to wait in some cases but I was able to do it and I will do it again! That's why Farley got Tesla to let their cars charge at their stations so that problem will be GONE. Can't wait till solid state batteries come! 10 min charging!
Indeed. I'm at 11K miles in my 2024 Mach-E Extended Range. I've only rotated the tires (my Ford dealership rotated the tires for free on Monday) and figure I have spent about $400 in electricity in driving it. Meanwhile, my Ford F-150 would have burned through about $1,700 in gas and an oil change for $129 at the Ford Quicklane for the same 11K miles.
Blue cruise is only available for Mach e’s produced after november 2022 (according to ford’s website). I have a 2022 and cannot use it. Can you tell me how you did?
@@dyegohalla oh I see it now, so select models don't have it unless they bought a $3200 upgrade option to add it... Came on the premium, ca rt1 , and first edition models
It’s a great looking car. We test drove one before we bought our Ariya. I ended up buying the Nissan (the AWD dual motor model with the larger battery pack) We bought the Ariya bc it was a bigger interior and I liked that it had an operational panoramic sunroof with a shade.
Ford Mustang mach- E 2023. Mileage Shock, Today I needed to run some very important errands. My mileage predictor show I had 30 miles. I connected my Ford provided charger in my garage. it malfunctioned. It has meed in the mid 50s fore-over 24 hrs. It is about 2:00 AM. I could not sleep. I traveled to a FREE charging station in town. I connected up. I seen the blue light by the charging port flashing. My car was charging. I listened to the radio and played games on a hand held device. After about an hour. I opened the car's charging screen. My car was charged to 30%. The mileage predictor stated I had 60 miles. I could not believe my eyes. When I charged at home before. I would get 3 miles per % of charge. I sat there until In charged to 50%. The predictor stated I had 100 miles of travel. When I charged at fast charged at the Meijer store. I pained $35.00 for 70% charge. 140 miles / $35 = $4.00 a mile.
All US EVs are way more expensive in the UK, including all Tesla models and the Mach E ... the insurances are crazy expensive as well ... That's why I bought just a regular cheap Mk2 Leaf, which is doing the same job but for waaaaay less expenses every month ...
@@cobracarlos well I’m going in tomorrow morning to check it out! Buddy of mine that sells cars told me to go in and basically: Take it for a test ride Get the money factor/buyout at the end of the lease Tell them I’m looking for tier 1-2 credit payments And 0 down!
@@cobracarlos so as an update from the dealer today they basically did this: $9500 off with incentives of the Mach E Select AWD with a sticker of 53k Paid off my existing car loan with 4500 as a trade in It was 0 down and get this for a LEASE……it was @$799 a month for 48 months! Safe to say I now know why there was like 10 of them on the lot!
I agree on one point, it’s not a road car because the charging infrastructure is not there. Frunk, blue cruise? your salesperson should have mentioned those. You missed a big one, no spare, ford solution on a $50k car is fix a flat.
Yea the fix a flat is annoying but you can buy a spare separate if that bothers you I have roadside assistance through insurance so don’t feel like a spare is super necessary
I bought a Mustang Mach-E and I would really like to have the Blue Cruise in Europe, unfortunately due to idiotic laws on autonomous driving maybe my grandchildren will use it.
The insurance thing is valid unless you have a Tesla. They have their own insurance and have very cheap rates. I’m switching next month and it’s almost half the cost of a premium with any other provider.
Blue cruse is not hands free. about every 5 minutes the front screen flashes a warning to put you hands on the wheel. I drive two handed. I still get that warning.
Some feedback as compared to our Mach-E experience on our 2023 Premium that we bought in June of 24: I've had no problems with road trip charging with my 2023 and I've only had to wait for an available charger a couple of times. You don't say where you live but even in a big oil state like Texas, it's not hard to find public DCFC. Yes, it takes a little more planning than in a gas vehicle, but with ABRP it's pretty easy. My insurance only went up $12 a month vs a midsize ICE crossover. I still floor it multiple times a day. We leased ours because Ford had a $10,500 lease bonus. The interest rates are much higher now, but we may buy out the lease because it's very reasonable. The battery coolant does need to be changed eventually, it's pretty far out there in miles but it does need to be changed on the Mach-E and every other EV other than the Leaf. The Leaf has passive battery cooling.
If it’s like my state there aren’t very many actual fast chargers 100kW+, the majority of the widely spaced remaining chargers are 20 or 50kW. The MachE can charge at 150kW so even the 70kWh pack short range battery is looking like an hour and a half to an hour forty five on 50kW, or four hours+ for 20kW. We need proper infrastructure which requires 350kW stations and when we get real electric trucks we will need megawatt charger stations like the ones we have now for commercial electric semis.
I have a 2024 Mach-E. If you have an Android phone it will not work with the electronics in the car. Ford is aware and will keep you on the phone for hours before advising that they are aware. Very bad on Ford
Progress as evidenced by Tesla having to lower prices yet again. Due to flagging sales. People are coming to realize that electric vehicles aren't what they were made out to be.@@TK-vv6to
Ford's navigation system in not worth C _ _ P. I began to load in the address of the location I needed to go. As I was inputting the address. Ford Navigation began to download totally different locations. Most in different states. When I finished inputting the address. The navigation could not find the address. Then I inputted the location name. I t found it. It showed a different location. This is the third time I attempted to use Ford's Navigation and it was totally wrong. Another thing I despise about ford's navigation is the scale of the map. Default is about 1 1/2 inch equals 200 FT. The map on the screen is approx. 6 inches. when traveling at 70MPH. You travel the 600 ft in a matter of seconds. You easily miss your exit notification. You can change the scale. So now you have a bigger map. You can see far ahead. NOT SO! as you travel the scale reverts back to 200ft with out any notification. As you are driving. You glance at the map to know where you are going. as you should you are looking ahead. then you glance back at the map. " IT IS DIFFERENT ". the scale has changed.
@@cobracarlos A cell phone is as new as my Mustang but used much less. When You use Google map. Does it show on the Mustang screen or just on your phone screen?
I think you really need to look into the filters especially your battery filter. That is the number one thing that will destroy your batteries is a dirty filter.
There is no battery filter on a MachE, it’s liquid heated/cooled. The coolant has no maintenance schedule because it typically lasts longer than the battery. You’re thinking of the air cooled leaf models that had all those overheating problems.
@@hugegamer5988 I think ford only started this liquid cooling system 4 years ago. So much is still needed to determine if this will withstand time. I’m surprised there is no scheduled changing of the coolant. I also don’t know if any others using this system.
Using PNW prices, which is about $0.09/KwH. Assume you actually bring the car to zero percent charge and go to 100%. For the 70 KwH battery you would be at $6.30. The extended 91 KwH battery would be $8.19. So, no not $5. But you are never going to drain it to zero and rarely charge to 100%. So, 20-80% charging would be $3.78 for the standard battery and $4.86 for the extended battery.
Prefer my 23 MYP, and a solid charging network that I can do road trips on. The acceleration never gets old, and my kid always says dad "Need for Speed". Put the sunabitch pedal down kid entertained just made their day and mine at the same time. I did really look at Ford for my first EV for the fact of the dealer network, glad I opted out of old ass tradition.
u brave to buy a ford electric ford is a clown car the recalls and problems for the fords are nuts its so bad ford cant fix majority of the problems the return and used marked is flooded with these garbage
I work for Ford and had to road trip cross country to test BlueCruise... Honestly they aren't bad to road trip. You are right in that public, non-Tesla charging stations are unreliable but I've never been stuck in a situation that really screwed me. The worst was when I was driving from Atlanta, GA to Jackson, MS. I had to charge in Meridian, MS and there was only two chargers... a level 2 at a Kia dealer and a level 1 at a sketchy motel. Of course the level 2 was down so I had to spend HOURS sitting around for it to charge at the level 1 to get to the next faster charger. Apparently MS isn't taking public charging very seriously because they're a known charging desert. But other than that, I loved road tripping it. It's so smooth and BlueCruise makes long road trips and even traffic much less stressful.
Wow that’s good to know coming from you. Im currently in FL and may have to drive back to CA with the car once I purchase it in FL, how would that route be ? Im actually excited for this car!
I just got my Mach E yesterday and it is the best decision I could have made. I am currently doing a three year lease on it and love it.
Me too!
Considering leasing one myself. Glad you enjoy it. I have a Tesla Model 3 but want to get away from Musk-Mobiles. I will miss the tech but it seems the quality of the Mach E is much better.
Hey Carlos: Thanks for this video. Very helpful. Thinking about getting one of these one day!
61yrs old and I learned a new word today. Frunk 😊👍🏽
I bought the GT and you are so correct it makes me nauseous when in unbridled and driving fast. It is a lot of fun though!
got a gt performance and u dont need a sports car lol
I went all the way to Min in the California version and yes I did have to wait in some cases but I was able to do it and I will do it again! That's why Farley got Tesla to let their cars charge at their stations so that problem will be GONE. Can't wait till solid state batteries come! 10 min charging!
Good reviewer. I still prefer my Tesla Model 3 Performance though. I do like the Mach-E's body design. Ford should keep improving this product.
That low small hood looks soo weird, though. And they're everywhere like Civics 🤢
Would love to drive a m3 performance, they are quick!
You can use the tesla charging stations now if you buy the adapter for the mach-e
And the 2025 models won't need an adapter.
@@quickpstuts412oh wow really????
@@Artist_Rafael Yep! Been looking to buy one and heard on another channel that was the case.
@@Artist_Rafaelyeah that's happening to most EVs, Ford is giving adapters to owners but only $179 now
Indeed. I'm at 11K miles in my 2024 Mach-E Extended Range. I've only rotated the tires (my Ford dealership rotated the tires for free on Monday) and figure I have spent about $400 in electricity in driving it. Meanwhile, my Ford F-150 would have burned through about $1,700 in gas and an oil change for $129 at the Ford Quicklane for the same 11K miles.
My wife replaced her 13 Hyundia GM with a mach-e GT. Our insurance went up $7/mo. I equate that to just the difference in vehicle price.
That’s awesome!
Hi 👋🏻 thanks for the video! 🙏🏼 i have a question pls.. I intend to buy a GT 2022
is there also an option to watch Netflix and RUclips??
i have a 2023 GT and it has RUclips on the entertainmnet screen.
Very helpful. Thanks.
You're welcome!
I've driven a Tesla S and the Mustang Mach E and I'll take the Mustang any day all the time. Much better car all around!
I have yet to drive the model s but I love that you can get those cool rear facing jump seats in the trunk reminds me of old school wagons
Blue cruise is only available for Mach e’s produced after november 2022 (according to ford’s website). I have a 2022 and cannot use it. Can you tell me how you did?
My 21 has blue cruise, you have to pay a subscription for it though
Ford website says “Available on Mustang Mach-E models built after 3rd November 2022” … but if you say you have it I’ll believe 😂
@@dyegohalla oh I see it now, so select models don't have it unless they bought a $3200 upgrade option to add it... Came on the premium, ca rt1 , and first edition models
Great video
Does it reverse charge like the F159 lighting? for huricans, earthquakes power outages....
No unfortunately the Mach E doesn't have bi directional charging
It’s a great looking car. We test drove one before we bought our Ariya. I ended up buying the Nissan (the AWD dual motor model with the larger battery pack) We bought the Ariya bc it was a bigger interior and I liked that it had an operational panoramic sunroof with a shade.
OMG, I laughed so hard at #7 (V8 under the hood) that I missed #8.
Ford Mustang mach- E 2023. Mileage Shock, Today I needed to run some very important errands. My mileage predictor show I had 30 miles. I connected my Ford provided charger in my garage. it malfunctioned. It has meed in the mid 50s fore-over 24 hrs. It is about 2:00 AM. I could not sleep. I traveled to a FREE charging station in town. I connected up. I seen the blue light by the charging port flashing. My car was charging. I listened to the radio and played games on a hand held device. After about an hour. I opened the car's charging screen. My car was charged to 30%. The mileage predictor stated I had 60 miles. I could not believe my eyes. When I charged at home before. I would get 3 miles per % of charge. I sat there until In charged to 50%. The predictor stated I had 100 miles of travel. When I charged at fast charged at the Meijer store. I pained $35.00 for 70% charge.
140 miles / $35 = $4.00 a mile.
Your math is wrong. It's 4 miles to the dollar. 25 cents a mile.
You still did a good video, thank you
Great video!! Love it
THANKS FOR WATCHING!
How much are battery replacements?
$0 until after the 8 year 100k mile warranty... And rarely fail on these so not likely
how to run pony lights ?
All US EVs are way more expensive in the UK, including all Tesla models and the Mach E ... the insurances are crazy expensive as well ... That's why I bought just a regular cheap Mk2 Leaf, which is doing the same job but for waaaaay less expenses every month ...
Well constructed videos Carlos!
I want a Mustang now. ( used )
Insurance was the same for me. Not sure what you came from…….
In 2024 the tesla chargers will be opening up to Ford but you will need to buy an adapter. That will open up 12,000 tesla chargers to Ford EV’s
Can’t wait! Will make road tripping so much less stressful!
Where😂😂😂😂 we about to finished 2024
@@WSG-fv9dq Its the beginning of June, not the end of December.
@WSG-fv9dq your math is not mathing
I’m going in this week to see if I can get a lease! Hoping they use ford credit to hook me up!
Good luck! Hopefully you can score one! Lmk how itngoes
@@cobracarlos well I’m going in tomorrow morning to check it out! Buddy of mine that sells cars told me to go in and basically:
Take it for a test ride
Get the money factor/buyout at the end of the lease
Tell them I’m looking for tier 1-2 credit payments
And 0 down!
@@cobracarlos so as an update from the dealer today they basically did this:
$9500 off with incentives of the Mach E Select AWD with a sticker of 53k
Paid off my existing car loan with 4500 as a trade in
It was 0 down and get this for a LEASE……it was @$799 a month for 48 months! Safe to say I now know why there was like 10 of them on the lot!
I agree on one point, it’s not a road car because the charging infrastructure is not there. Frunk, blue cruise? your salesperson should have mentioned those. You missed a big one, no spare, ford solution on a $50k car is fix a flat.
Yea the fix a flat is annoying but you can buy a spare separate if that bothers you I have roadside assistance through insurance so don’t feel like a spare is super necessary
I'm pretty sure that Tesla Insurance would have given you a lower rate if you had a Tesla.
I bought a Mustang Mach-E and I would really like to have the Blue Cruise in Europe, unfortunately due to idiotic laws on autonomous driving maybe my grandchildren will use it.
The insurance thing is valid unless you have a Tesla. They have their own insurance and have very cheap rates. I’m switching next month and it’s almost half the cost of a premium with any other provider.
Blue cruse is not hands free. about every 5 minutes the front screen flashes a warning to put you hands on the wheel. I drive two handed. I still get that warning.
With the subscription blue cruise or the free one the car uses?
Some feedback as compared to our Mach-E experience on our 2023 Premium that we bought in June of 24:
I've had no problems with road trip charging with my 2023 and I've only had to wait for an available charger a couple of times. You don't say where you live but even in a big oil state like Texas, it's not hard to find public DCFC. Yes, it takes a little more planning than in a gas vehicle, but with ABRP it's pretty easy.
My insurance only went up $12 a month vs a midsize ICE crossover.
I still floor it multiple times a day.
We leased ours because Ford had a $10,500 lease bonus. The interest rates are much higher now, but we may buy out the lease because it's very reasonable.
The battery coolant does need to be changed eventually, it's pretty far out there in miles but it does need to be changed on the Mach-E and every other EV other than the Leaf. The Leaf has passive battery cooling.
Insurance is more expensive on the Teslas is due to repairability of their gigacasting frame
I just rented a Tesla for the very first time, when I got into a regular car I forgot regen braking wasn't a thing LOL
Really? You going to stop using your Mme on trips because of issues with charges? That doesn’t seem genuine.
If it’s like my state there aren’t very many actual fast chargers 100kW+, the majority of the widely spaced remaining chargers are 20 or 50kW. The MachE can charge at 150kW so even the 70kWh pack short range battery is looking like an hour and a half to an hour forty five on 50kW, or four hours+ for 20kW. We need proper infrastructure which requires 350kW stations and when we get real electric trucks we will need megawatt charger stations like the ones we have now for commercial electric semis.
These cars are perfect for city use but they're not so good for long road trips.🤔
Still prefer my hybrid get intsant torque and can take long trips.
Fair enough!
What hybrid
This just sounds like an ad for the car you can't sell for half the price you paid
I have a 2024 Mach-E. If you have an Android phone it will not work with the electronics in the car. Ford is aware and will keep you on the phone for hours before advising that they are aware. Very bad on Ford
My android works great? What phone do you have
Good luck selling it or trading it in for a new car.
😂😂😂😂 Progress is so hard for some.
Progress as evidenced by Tesla having to lower prices yet again. Due to flagging sales. People are coming to realize that electric vehicles aren't what they were made out to be.@@TK-vv6to
Ford's navigation system in not worth C _ _ P. I began to load in the address of the location I needed to go. As I was inputting the address. Ford Navigation began to download totally different locations. Most in different states. When I finished inputting the address. The navigation could not find the address. Then I inputted the location name. I t found it. It showed a different location. This is the third time I attempted to use Ford's Navigation and it was totally wrong.
Another thing I despise about ford's navigation is the scale of the map. Default is about 1 1/2 inch equals 200 FT. The map on the screen is approx. 6 inches. when traveling at 70MPH. You travel the 600 ft in a matter of seconds. You easily miss your exit notification. You can change the scale. So now you have a bigger map. You can see far ahead. NOT SO! as you travel the scale reverts back to 200ft with out any notification. As you are driving. You glance at the map to know where you are going. as you should you are looking ahead. then you glance back at the map. " IT IS DIFFERENT ". the scale has changed.
Yea, the navigation system isn’t great, I always use my phone! Google maps for the win
@@cobracarlos A cell phone is as new as my Mustang but used much less. When You use Google map. Does it show on the Mustang screen or just on your phone screen?
I think you really need to look into the filters especially your battery filter. That is the number one thing that will destroy your batteries is a dirty filter.
There is no battery filter on a MachE, it’s liquid heated/cooled. The coolant has no maintenance schedule because it typically lasts longer than the battery. You’re thinking of the air cooled leaf models that had all those overheating problems.
Leaf 🤢
@@hugegamer5988
I think ford only started this liquid cooling system 4 years ago.
So much is still needed to determine if this will withstand time.
I’m surprised there is no scheduled changing of the coolant.
I also don’t know if any others using this system.
@@hugegamer5988
Toyota also uses filters
No over heating problems in newer filtered systems
Please don’t park your EV in your garage as they can burn your home down when they take a hissy fit lol
Gas cars too😂
Gas cars are 8x more likely to catch fire ... I bought my Mach E after my gas car spontaneously caught fire
$5? What? I don’t think so.
Using PNW prices, which is about $0.09/KwH. Assume you actually bring the car to zero percent charge and go to 100%. For the 70 KwH battery you would be at $6.30. The extended 91 KwH battery would be $8.19. So, no not $5. But you are never going to drain it to zero and rarely charge to 100%. So, 20-80% charging would be $3.78 for the standard battery and $4.86 for the extended battery.
Prefer my 23 MYP, and a solid charging network that I can do road trips on. The acceleration never gets old, and my kid always says dad "Need for Speed". Put the sunabitch pedal down kid entertained just made their day and mine at the same time. I did really look at Ford for my first EV for the fact of the dealer network, glad I opted out of old ass tradition.
11th thing I wish I knew - how absolutely horrible the ride is over even the smallest of bumps. Car rides like a wooden Rollercoaster 🎢
The interior, specifically the dashboard with the ridiculous huge tablet. Makes the interior extremely cheap looking!😳👎🏽
u brave to buy a ford electric
ford is a clown car
the recalls and problems for the fords are nuts
its so bad ford cant fix majority of the problems
the return and used marked is flooded with these garbage
Ford is not what it used to be. Their trucks have a lot of problems now.
😂 haven’t had these crazy issues with mine..
My Ford Mach has been flawless and I charge it free when charging during the mid day with solar. This guy (Hawkeyes) is the only clown!
@@markgosser9578 what do you use to charge solar?
@@eviewatchme The Sun!
Lets be honest tesla beats this crap all day every day
Tesla is terrible, very cheaply made.
@TB-um1xz i disagree amazing tech unmatched by other cars could the overall build be better yeah but it's much better than a mach e for sure
@@johnrogers6047 sorry, have to disagree with you.
@TB-um1xz that's ok don't have to agree and I think the sales speak for itself
I have a Tesla and I disagree. No one beats Tesla with the tech and software updates, but build quality on my car was horrid.
11th thing I wish I knew - how absolutely horrible the ride is over even the smallest of bumps. Car rides like a wooden Rollercoaster 🎢
You’re not wrong! The ride is pretty stiff… have you driven any with the magneride? I haven’t but I imagine the ride is way better