• The 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E is getting a battery improve for the usual vary fashions, swapping out the lithium-ion models for brand spanking new lithium iron phosphate (LFP) models.
• The brand new 70.0-kWh batteries add a couple of further miles of vary, with rear-wheel drive fashions concentrating on a 250-mile EPA estimate and all-wheel drive variations enhancing to 226 miles.
• The Mach-E is now cheaper as properly, with the bottom Choose trim begin $3000 much less and the Premium trim seeing a $4000 minimize.

Main updates are coming to the Ford Mustang Mach-E for the second half of 2023. New batteries for the standard-range fashions promise elevated EPA vary estimates and additional energy for all-wheel-drive fashions, whereas all Mach-Es will now have BlueCruise functionality. The modifications additionally include cheaper costs throughout the board.

All normal vary Mach-Es commerce the present lithium-ion batteries for brand spanking new lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, which Ford is presently buying from Chinese language battery maker CATL. A devoted manufacturing facility will open in Michigan in 2026 and can construct CATL’s LFP batteries beneath license. The brand new packs in the usual vary Mach-Es nonetheless have a 70.0-kWh capability, however the brand new chemistry unlocks a couple of further miles of vary. Rear-wheel-drive fashions improve from 247 miles to a focused 250-mile EPA estimate, whereas all-wheel-drive normal vary Mach-Es see a bump from 224 to 226 miles. The brand new batteries additionally result in a 45-horsepower increase for all-wheel-drive normal vary Mach-Es.

Ford additionally says that normal vary fashions will now be capable to absolutely recharge extra usually when utilizing AC residence charging, whereas 5 minutes was shaved off the DC fast-charging time. Ford now estimates that normal vary Mach-Es will take simply 33 minutes to go from 10 to 80 p.c cost. Prolonged vary variations of the Mach-E are unaffected by the updates, persevering with to make use of the identical 91.0-kWh lithium-ion battery packs.

All Mach-Es are additionally now assembled with the required {hardware} for BlueCruise, Ford’s hands-free freeway driving system. Prospects will obtain a free 90-day trial, with the choice to activate the system as a subscription afterward. A 3-year subscription may also be added with preliminary buy of the automobile. The most recent model of BlueCruise sees hands-free lane modifications when the driving force prompts the flip sign, and the Mach-E will even regulate its place inside lanes to present bigger autos like semi-trucks a wider berth.

The upgrades on the Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico plant the place Mach-Es are constructed will see a rise in manufacturing, permitting Ford to reopen the order books for the favored electrical crossover which offered almost 40,000 models final 12 months. Costs are down throughout the lineup, with the Choose trim dropping by $3000, beginning at $44,795, and Premium fashions costing $4000 much less, opening at $48,795.

Including the prolonged battery for Premium trim remains to be a $7000 improve, however the prolonged vary California Route 1 version is $1000 cheaper at $58,795 and the high-performance GT mannequin is $4000 extra inexpensive at $61,795. Including the Efficiency Version bundle to the Mach-E GT now prices $5000, $1000 lower than earlier than. The upgraded Mach-Es are nonetheless 2023 mannequin 12 months vehicles—homeowners will be capable to establish which battery they’ve utilizing the proprietor’s guide or their automobile’s VIN.

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Caleb Miller started running a blog about vehicles at 13 years outdated, and he realized his dream of writing for a automobile journal after graduating from Carnegie Mellon College and becoming a member of the Automotive and Driver group. He loves quirky and obscure autos, aiming to sooner or later personal one thing weird like a Nissan S-Cargo, and is an avid motorsports fan.