What are some recommendations for cold weather charging?

The Mustang Mach-E was tested in extremely cold conditions. However, all-electric vehicles have less energy in cold temperatures compared to warm temperatures due to battery cell chemistry. Temperatures below 5°C cause the electrolyte fluid to be sluggish, limiting how much power is available to discharge and how fast your vehicle can charge. While you may not experience colder weather, we want you to be aware in low temperatures you could see a significant reduction in range which is normal.

To Help Maximise Range in Winter, Here are a few Tips:

1. Park in a garage wherever possible.
2. Keep your Mustang Mach-E plugged in when parked. It is recommended to plug it wherever possible.
3. Precondition your vehicle using departure times to warm the cabin and the battery while plugged-in (using the FordPass^® App or the SYNC^® 4A touchscreen).
4. Use the heated seats and steering wheel as primary heat to reduce energy consumed by Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC).
5. When charging, turn off the heater (especially when using DC Fast Charge).
6. If snow-covered, brush all the snow off your vehicle before driving to eliminate extra weight and drag.
7. Keep driving speeds moderate, as high speeds use more energy and ensure tyres are at the proper pressure.

Driving habits will be learned by your car over time. By manually resetting EV driving history, your vehicle will erase all driving behaviours and revert to summer conditions to recalculate projected range, which will be significantly higher than actual range available in cold weather. Intelligent Range will begin to adjust to reflect winter conditions and owner actions, so initial remaining range may drop more quickly than actual miles driven as the newly learned driving conditions are factored in.

To reset driver history: 

1. Access your vehicle.
2. Ensure your vehicle is on and in park.
3. Tap the Vehicle icon in the top left corner of the centre touchscreen.
4. Select Settings.
5. Tap Vehicle.
6. Select EV Driving History Reset.
7. Confirm the Driving History Reset.