Mustang Mach-E travels 807.2km on a single charge

A duo of eco-driving experts in Norway recently drove our all-electric Mustang Mach-E 807.2 kilometres (more than 500 miles) without stopping to charge once. Their route from Trondheim in the north of Norway to Kristiansand in the south included mountains, minus temperatures and even five hours in a stationary queue due to a bad traffic accident.

 

They used our RWD model with the extended range battery that has a targeted pure-electric driving range of up to 610 km1 (more than 370 miles). Their journey saw them add almost 200 kilometres more distance, some 32 per cent more than targeted.

 

Henrik Borchgrevink and Knut Wilthil have previously completed impressive eco-driving distances in our Mondeo, Fiesta and Focus models, and set a world record for driving a Mustang with over 300bhp for 1,249 kilometres (776 miles) on a single tank of fuel. They’ve even completed 1,616 kilometres (1,004 miles) in a Ranger without refuelling. 

 

On the back of their latest triumph, the two experienced eco-drivers have the following advice for those who want to try to "eco-drive" with their electric car, or car with a more traditional drivetrain.

 

“Drive smoothly and keep your eyes fixed far in front of you on the road to be able to plan your driving as best as possible and avoid full stops. To get as far as possible, you must also keep a lower speed and accelerate evenly and not too slowly when you go up in speed,” says Wilthil.

 

You can see a video of their journey here:

 

 1The declared fuel/energy consumptions, CO2 emissions and electric range are measured according to the technical requirements and specifications of the European Regulations (EC) 715/2007 and (EC) 692/2008 as last amended. Fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are specified for a vehicle variant and not for a single car. The applied standard test procedure enables comparison between different vehicle types and different manufacturers. In addition to the fuel-efficiency of a car, driving behaviour as well as other non-technical factors play a role in determining a car's fuel/energy consumption, CO2 emissions and electric range. CO2 is the main greenhouse gas responsible for global warming.

Since 1 September 2017, certain new vehicles are being type-approved using the World Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) according to (EU) 2017/1151 as last amended, which is a new, more realistic test procedure for measuring fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Since 1 September 2018 the WLTP has begun replacing the New European Drive Cycle (NEDC), which is the outgoing test procedure. 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 i.e., the same car might have different fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

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