Should You Be Going The Extra Mile?

There are lots of potential benefits to driving an electric car. They can be cheaper to run, quieter, offer speedy acceleration and in some cases are allowed into areas where petrol or diesel cars are not.

But for many drivers, one of the main concerns with switching to electric is how far they’ll be able to drive before needing to recharge.

That’s known as “range anxiety”, and we’re introducing a new technology for our all-electric Mustang Mach-E to help alleviate it.

Called Intelligent Range, the cloud-connected system helps ensure the driving range countdown that drivers see on the instrument display is as accurate as possible.

Warm or cold weather can impact electric driving range, so the system takes into account forecasted weather conditions. Then it looks at the energy usage of other Mustang Mach-Es connected to “the cloud”, and factors that in its calculations. And the technology considers your past driving behaviour, too. 

All of this allows Intelligent Range to let drivers know more how much further they can drive more precisely.

The new feature can also be upgraded with over-the-air updates. In future, it will be able to factor in real-time traffic conditions, road slope, the terrain and elevation of a given route, and even the temperature at the driver’s destination.

One of 18 new electrified vehicles we’re introducing to Europe before the end of 2021, our Mustang Mach-E will have a targeted pure-electric driving range of up to 600 km (more than 370 miles).

Targeted range based on manufacturer tested values and calculation according to the WLTP drive cycle. Officially homologated energy efficiency figures will be published closer to on-sale date. Actual vehicle range varies with conditions such as external elements, driving behaviours, vehicle maintenance, and lithium-ion battery age and state of health.

The declared fuel/energy consumptions, CO2-emissions and electric range are determined according to the technical requirements and specifications of the European Regulations (EC) 715/2007 and (EU) 2017/1151 as last amended. Light Duty Vehicle type-approved using the World Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) will have fuel/energy consumption and CO2-emission information for New European Drive Cycle (NEDC) and WLTP. WLTP will fully replace the NEDC latest by the end of the year 2020. The applied standard test procedures enable comparison between different vehicle types and different manufacturers. During NEDC phase-out, WLTP fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are being correlated back to NEDC. There will be some variance to the previous fuel economy and emissions as some elements of the tests have altered, so the same car might have different fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

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