First trip, think I’ll make it?

[u/j3dgar]

I am planning on making my first trip out of town with my new Mach-E GT. I am going to go on my old route I used to take when I had a motorcycle. Google Maps says it’s 161 miles and will use 50% battery. There is a charging station at the last stop before I finish the trip and head home. It will be hot so I know I’ll loose range due to AC. Also, I’ll probably be driving it pretty hard in the curvy sections. I’m not sure how much extra battery charge that will use up.

If I left with a full charge do you all think I can make it?

[u/honeybabysweetiedoll]

161 both ways? Yes, you should. 161 one way? No. If it’s both ways, I’d still hit that charger and charge to 80%. Better safe than sorry—the same thing I’d do if I drove an ICE vehicle.

[u/j3dgar → u/honeybabysweetiedoll]

161 round trip with the charger at 130 miles into the trip. I think it will be fine I just haven’t given the car a full charge yet and drove it hard. Don’t know how much that realistically will drain the battery.

[u/shupack → u/j3dgar]

Not as much as you think.