All-electric vehicles are still a relatively new thing for a lot of people, even though they’ve been widely available to purchase for more than a decade now – and have existed for a century or more. There are a lot of misconceptions revolving around EVs, in general, which have raised concerns pertaining to just how long batteries last before they start to significantly degrade or need to be replaced. Now, we know exactly how long the average Ford Mustang Mach-E battery is expected to last, and it’s a fairly long time span.
According to The Blue Oval, the batteries used in the Ford Mustang Mach-E are designed to last at least 10 years, and retain 90 percent of their original capacity at the 100,000 mile mark. This is based on Ford’s own valuation data, a field data study of the high-voltage battery state of health in Blue Oval EVs that was conducted last year. That’s obviously good news for Ford Mustang Mach-E owners, given the fact that EV batteries – much like the engines in modern-day ICE vehicles – generally aren’t cheap to replace.
We’ve also seen at least one Ford Mustang Mach-E beat those particular odds, as Ford Authority recently reported. The owner of a 2022 model year Mach-E, David Blenkle, has already accumulated more than 250,000 miles in his EV crossover in just three years, and his battery life is still quite good with a max range of around 290 miles, in fact. When new, 2022 Mach-E models with the extended range battery are EPA-rated to travel 300 miles on a single charge in rear-wheel drive configuration, or 270 miles with AWD.
Much of that can be attributed to proper use and maintenance, of course, as Blenkle does most of his charging at home and follow’s Ford’s recommendation of stopping at the 90 percent mark, though he does occasionally utilize DC fast charging when needed. Other than that, he gets regular tire rotations, routine multipoint inspections, and new cabin filters at his local dealer, and since Blenkle relies on regenerative braking as much as possible, he hasn’t even had to replace the original brake pads yet.
Shame this never made it to production.
A nice example of the large sedan.
Sales increased 11 percent to 8,918 units during the first seven months of 2025.
The patient is expected to make it.
It's one of 300 produced for the model year.
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Why is Ford not supporting the F150 range of right hand drive
Also why are we not able to get the F150 lightning from a Ford dealer in Australia
Is Ford wating for dodge and Gm to take over sales of this size vehicles
No mention on how many repairs, junction boxes, 12 volt batteries that have been replaced.
So this guy drives 60k a year in an electric car? I did 30k in a year commuting from PA to NYC everyday in a gas powered car. Now I get like 200 miles a charge on my 2021 mach e and then it takes a full day to charge back up so I dunno how this guy managed to rack up that many miles.
A full day to charge back up meaning you are using a 120v household circuit to do so?
That would only supply a maximum of about 35kW in a full day. Not enough to push a full size truck 200 miles.
I don't know how this guy got 250,000 miles on the original brakes?
Unless he bought the Dealer brake pad service contract.
Also how many sets of tires did he go through?
Have to remember it's still a FORD!!!
It's right there in the article you commented on: and since Blenkle relies on regenerative braking as much as possible, he hasn’t even had to replace the original brake pads yet.
🇬🇧 Firstly I do like the Mach e. It would be my choice if in the market..which I’m not.
Have a word with Trump and see if he will let you bring in the new Puma e.
The petrol has been the UKs best selling vehicle for almost two years…strangle on one month the Transit top it..a van!! Mind Transits only travel in packs…they are everywhere.
Anyway you the “e” is getting some favourable reviews, while not the longest range it’s the best car.
The 12v batteries last about as long as a normal car with an EV, they have internal charging units rather than a traditional alternator, but we are reaching a point where we are seeing first generation EV's that are getting full battery replacements, there was a guy who got good 2015 or 2016 (I can't remember) Tesla model S battery replacement and it was clocking 400,000 miles, mind you that was much earlier battery technology, it has advanced significantly in the past 10 years, so I'm imaging modern batteries could achieve 500,000-700,000 miles, maybe more, with proper conditions being met.
There was another Ford article about a lady who put over 100,000 miles on her Lightning and still had a large portion of range remaining too, with that in mind, I'd say you could get maybe 15-17 years out of these modern ones, based on what I'm seeing
For most people the touchscreen will fail before the battery goes. A 240 mile range with a 50% battery degradation is still a decent commuter. A new 2024 Nissan leaf only has 149 mile range on the base battery.
Obviously to get the kind of Miles he did in just a couple years means that he was doing a lot of long-distance highway driving where he would typically not use up even traditional brakes. There's a big difference between stop and go City driving and cruising it 75 miles an hour for 2 hours a day each direction. There are days when I touch my brake pedal only once or twice the whole day the rest of the time I let the regenerative braking stop the car and help recharge it. If you're not using one pedal driving here missing a good portion of the advantage of an electric car.