Ford Mustang Mach-E News

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The Ford Mustang Mach-E has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest single trip taken in a production EV on a single charge.On July 27, a UK-based team, sponsored by vehicle tracking software company WebFleet, travelled 932.84km over a 24 hour duration.It beats the previous record set by Chinese EV-maker Zeekr in Hangzhou, China by about 10 km. According to the new record holders, as per Autocar, the journey was “meticulously documented with independently verified video footage, odometer readings, GPS and battery-level data from Webfleet”. The Mach-E chosen for the record run was the Premium extended-range model, which carries a 91kWh battery that feeds a single rear mounted electric motor making 216kW/430Nm. Ford claims a range of 600km via the stringent WLTP test cycle. Over the journey, the vehicle averaged 10.05km per kWh, far exceeding the 6.1km per kWh the vehicle is capable of according to the WLTP rating.Even with the battery showing zero per cent charge the vehicle travelled a further 33.8km. The car was unmodified except for smaller 18-inch wheels that were wrapped in Bridgestone efficiency-optimised EV tyres. Bridgestone says they have a lower rolling-resistance than tyres used on conventional internal combustion vehicles.It wasn’t revealed what the Mach-E’s average speed was, though the trip took place on public roads across the UK and included a mix of different road types.This is the longest verified distance ever undertaken by an electric vehicle, however, Mercedes-Benz claims their EQXX concept travelled 1202km from Stuttgart (Germany) to Silverstone (UK) in 2022 on a single charge.In April, Chinese-EV maker Nio also claimed their ET7 large sedan completed three test runs in excess of 1000km using a “semi-solid state battery” that Nio says is lighter, faster-charging and more energy dense than conventional lithium-ion batteries.The Mach-E Premium is available in Australia for $86,990 (before on-road costs). 

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Change is in the air.Carmakers are starting to realise sky high electric car prices won’t cut it in the long term.Demand is dwindling in the giant European and US markets as the cohort of early adopters are now spoken for and it is becoming more challenging to tempt buyers away from cheaper petrol and hybrid vehicles.In the past few months several car makers have slashed prices on their slow - and not so slow - selling electric cars in Australia.Peugeot cut the price of its e-2008 small electric SUV by more than $20,000 to $39,990 drive-away. Only a few days later the company had sold all its remaining stock and the car won’t be on sale until the updated version arrives early next year.Tesla has slashed the price of its Model Y SUV and Model 3 sedan several times since the start of April to $55,900 (before on-road costs) and $54,900 respectively.An entry-level Model Y was $65,400, and the same Model 3 was $61,900 - meaning a $9,500 discount on the Model Y and a $7000 saving on the Model 3.That’s a big discount on the two best selling electric cars in Australia by a wide margin.Nissan has axed about $16,000 off the price of the slow-selling Leaf, which now starts at $39,990 drive-away with the longer range e+ model $49,990 drive-away.Ford announced on Friday cuts between $7000 and $8000 of its Mustang Mach-E electric SUV range.It now starts at $64,990 for the base Select grade, $79,990 for the Premium variant and $97,990 for the potent GT version.Ford already lopped up to $7000 off the Mach-E before it went on sale in December last year.Ford Australia boss Andrew Birkic said: “These price reductions offer even greater value to our customers and it makes these great vehicles an option for more people.”Subaru made a similar move with its Solterra, knocking up to $8000 off the price before a vehicle was even delivered to customers.GWM has discounted its Ora small electric hatchback and Renault has generous deals for its Megane E-Tech EV, too.These EV discounts are no longer an isolated incident and are a direct response to cooling customer demand and increasing competition.Luxury carmakers have been struggling to sell their EVs in big numbers too compared to their petrol-powered equivalents.These trends show that outside of early adopters consumers are finding it hard to justify spending the circa-$20,000 price premium for an EV compared to a petrol or even hybrid models.Sales of EVs were down five per cent in April, but are up 32 per cent for the year. That sounds good until you factor in EV sales were up 130 per cent in 2023.By comparison hybrid sales are up more than 130 per cent this year. Car makers such as Hyundai, Kia and Nissan are adding more petrol-electric versions of their cars to feed this demand.Most states wound back their EV incentives at the start of this year but the Federal Government's very generous FBT exemption on EVs should be spurring higher demand.Carmakers finding it hard to move their EVs now are in for a tough time as a wave of Chinese electric brands are set to wash over our roads in the next 12 months.These include GAC, Leapmotor, Smart, Xpeng, Zeekr and more.China has the tech and manufacturing advantage to undercut conventional cars brands. China is the leading producer of batteries and is the closest to bringing the game-changing solid-state batteries to market.These solid-state packs are considered the silver bullet for mass EV adoption. They are smaller, lighter, more energy dense, faster charging and safer than today’s lithium-ion units.They have the capacity to make their cars cheaper than others and they have insanely short life cycles, meaning they can upgrade and improve their vehicles in much shorter time than legacy carmakers.Help is on the way, though.Established carmakers are now preparing to roll out an array of cheap, small EVs targeted at the everyday driver.Volkswagen is the latest brand to confirm it’ll build a circa-$30,000 EV with its coming ID.1 hatchback.That price puts it in the same ballpark as an entry-level Mazda3 or a fully-loaded Mazda2.Jeep and Citroen are rolling out little EVs at a similar price and Kia will launch the EV3 small electric SUV in Australia next month.Kia and Hyundai both have mini EV SUVs in the works with the EV2 and Casper.These kind of cars will have a knock-on effect and will lead to cheaper used electric cars too, which will again spread the zero-emissions motoring to new sectors.The people have spoken: the only true barrier to EV adoption is the high prices but carmakers are listening and help is on the way.

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Ford has taken the unusual step of slashing Mustang Mach-E pricing even before customer deliveries commence in Australia. Cut by up to $7000 according to grade, it means that the least-expensive version of the company’s first passenger electric vehicle (EV) in Australia now kicks off from $72,990 (all prices are before on-road costs), down from $79,990.

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