EV’s, that is. Because not many people want one anymore. But I did after driving this one. You see, Renfield the Younger is beginning to learn to drive this summer. The Renfield fleet consisted of two manuals and one automatic. So we needed another automatic. Mrs. Renfield led the vehicle search with my input, as she would likely be the main driver. We looked at ICE cars in a designated price range; mostly hybrids due to her current vehicle (the main family car) being a thirsty guzzler. The best vehicles were very good and reliable, but decidedly ho-hum and overpriced: everyone wants a hybrid right now. Wait times are very common, and you don’t get much negotiation leverage when the car isn’t on the lot with the dealer eager to see it drive out. So one day Mrs. Renfield checked out a Mustang Mach E, mostly because she thought it looked cool. She really liked it. I wasn’t in favor at first, but when I drove it I was mightily impressed. My main concern was depreciation, but the price was good.
ICE manuals are still my four-wheeled drugs of choice, but I’ve never driven an ICE automatic that I enjoy as much as this EV. Precise steering, agile handling, slightly bumpy ride like a sports car, but not jarring. Plenty of power and great acceleration. Smooth power delivery. Was this purchase an error? Ask me in a year or two. Some kinks in the earlier generation seem to have been ironed out. We shall see.
I swear I’m not trying to turn this blog into “look what I just bought” Facebook nonsense. I just posted about it because we’ve discussed EV’s here before. I’m still of the opinion that the attempted EV transition via government fiat was a lousy idea driven by politics, not reality. The current infrastructure cannot support mass adoption. Almost everyone owning one of these will also need an ICE car. And I have no idea how a non-homeowner could get by with one due to charging access, or lack thereof.
Congratulations, those look badass! I was really bummed when Ford chickened out on the original BlueOval City plans.
What color did you get?
Thanks. The color pictured. Gray with a slight bluish tint.
They were going to build batteries for this model (I’m sure some others as well) at BOC. Current battery sourced from China. Battery longevity was a concern for me, but Ford warrants them for 10 years or 100k miles. Of course that won’t mean much if they can’t source one due to whatever nonsense might be afoot at the time.
I’m wondering if demand for EV’s will bounce back a bit due to fuel prices. Everything I’m reading says that even if Straight of Hormuz opens tomorrow (it won’t), it will take a very long time for prices to return to normal. And whether they ever do will depend on how things are resolved. Most likely scenario seems to me that higher risks of supply disruption will be permanently priced in.
I was trying to figure out if it’s a two door or four door.
After close inspection, I decided it’s a zero door. I’m not sure I see a door and I definitely don’t see a door handle.
If you enter this vehicle through the windows like the Dukes of Hazzard, you couldn’t possibly be any cooler.
Haha. It’s a four door. Seems I chose a picture with lousy resolution. There’s a button and a small handle near the bottom right corner of each window. You push the button to unlock and pull the handle to open.
Four doors and some rear leg room are a sine qua non for us, as young Renfield is 6’2” and rather hefty.