FORD Australia has launched the Mustang Mach-E electrical crossover SUV, and it has an attention-grabbing battery know-how trick up its sleeve.
The three-grade mannequin vary opens with the entry-level Choose, with a 72kWh battery pack, after which steps as much as the Premium and GT, each of which have a 91kWh battery.
The Choose 72kWh mannequin is claimed to supply a WLTP-rated driving vary of 470km, whereas the Premium ups that to 600km WLTP, due to its larger-capacity battery. The GT steps the vary right down to 490km WLTP, because it has a dual-motor structure which attracts extra on the battery financial institution.
What’s intriguing in regards to the battery programs in these fashions is the truth that the larger-capacity Lithium Nickel Cobalt Manganese (NCM) battery pack within the Premium and GT grades is definitely lighter than the smaller-capacity Lithium-ion Phosphate (LFP) battery within the base mannequin Choose.
Ford Australia Icons product supervisor, Myles Hartley, outlined the advantages of the 2 various kinds of battery chemistry, with the LFP providing sturdiness and affordability, whereas the NCM is healthier for energy software and chilly climate efficiency.
“The battery sitting beneath the floorboards is low and flat. That provides a very nice centre of gravity,” mentioned Mr Hartley.
“The LFP, or lithium-ion phosphate, 72-kilowatt-hour battery weighs in at 600 kilos, is admittedly sturdy and able to taking on 10.5kW AC charging, and 150kW charging in DC. This battery is all about being sturdy, barely extra reasonably priced and likewise sooner charging. Nice for brief routine commutes,” he mentioned.
“The NCM battery, nickel cobalt manganese, is the 91-kilowatt-hour battery. What you will discover right here is the battery’s really lighter at 596 kilograms, so it has better vitality density however nonetheless taking the identical cost charge – so AC 10.5kW, DC 150kW. That is nice for vary, energy and good efficiency in chilly climate,” mentioned Mr Hartley.
The general kerb weight of the Mustang Mach-E varies considerably relying on the grade, too. The Mustang Mach-E Choose base mannequin has a kerb weight of 2104kg, whereas the Premium – with 130km of additional driving vary and extra customary gear – is 2098kg, and the dual-motor GT efficiency model is the heaviest, at 2281kg.
There’s a distinction within the energy outputs for every grade, too. The Choose has 198kW of energy and 430Nm of torque, whereas the Premium bumps energy to 216kW/430Nm, and the go-fast GT mannequin has an enormous 358kW of energy and 860Nm of torque, leading to a claimed 0-100km/h time of three.7 seconds.
Ford Australia has priced the Mustang Mach-e crossover at $79,990 (MSRP) for the bottom mannequin Choose, $91,665 (MSRP) for the Premium and $107,665 (MSRP) for the GT.
The Mustang Mach-E will compete with similarly-sized EV crossover SUV fashions just like the Tesla Mannequin Y, Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5.
Ford Australia can even launch the extra conventional petrol-powered successor to the Mustang coupe and convertible within the first quarter of 2024.
