30000 miles in on the 2022 Ford E transit. Was it worth it?

[Smidge]

Thanks for taking the time to record your thoughts and post these updates. The opinions and experiences of someone who actually uses the vehicle every day like it was intended is worth a hundred videos from professional reviewers who only drive it for a day and rattle off the same technical specs.

[Leep]

We have a plumbing company looking to get our first van and for our calls we rarely ever drive further than 40 miles.

[enhancehomeimprovementstoo]

I just received mine a month ago in all black hi roof extended and boy does it ride smooth. It’s way better then my order mid roof Transit. I will be doing a video soon. Thanks for the video your the reason I ordered one.

[brnmcc]

I think the rears are over inflated for the weight. Are the centers of your tires wearing out faster than the edges? I had that same issue with my 2017 GMC Savana. What I did was bring it to the dealer and have them reprogram the TMPS so I could run 50 front and 50 rear without that light bugging me. They actually set the rears to 49 psi. I run 50 front, and 55 rear, and rotate the tires every year and that made a world of difference. The empty weight on these E-transit's are within 50 pounds front vs rear axle. I think that 70 psi in the rear is assuming the vehicle is loaded to max GVWR. There's an ideal tire pressure for every tire based on it's load. Too little air is bad because load range E or 16 ply rating truck tires have a very stiff sidewall, and excessive sidewall flexing with too little air will quickly destroy the tire, plus lose range from the wasted energy heating the tire plus increased rolling resistance. Too much air pressure equals lower rolling resistance, but more losses from slipping and wears out the center of the tire too fast, and not safe because the contact patch is smaller than what the tire manufacturer designed it for. A lot of people deliberately run much lower air pressures when driving in sand or snow etc, especially sand. Driving fast on a gravel road with rear tires over inflated for the weight on them would be quite sketchy as well.

[carlosjavier]

I ordered my 2022 was pushed back to a 2023 you were my motivation to order one and I heard a lot of less maintenance bought me Im a locksmith probably travel at most 60-100 a miles a day which are my busiest days my Diesel I have to pump 100 every 2-3 days

[kelleyhooper]

Update? Are u on the same set of tires?

[_ckr]

Thank you again for the 30K update. I'm glad this vehicle has been a positive experience for you. A few minutes ago my YT feed showed a review of the new E-Sprinter (150kw/~250mi/$78K), at which point I immediately thought of this channel. I simply searched "ford e transit" and your channel was about the 10th return. Somehow it is lost in my ~200 subs list.

[AngelMartinez-eyhu]

I'm an electrical contractor in miami, and I've owned my long wheelbase, high roof for about a month, and I charge it to 80% everywhere day or 3 days, depending on my drive. All my work is local, and I always plug it in with 120 adapter when I get to a customers house. At least for my area and the way I work, this is an amazing vehicle.

[_ckr]

Thank you for all the feedback on e-transit! Good luck with the tire wear.

[leoid]

I just made my decision to go and buy one e transit based on your video! Thank you for sharing your experience.

[brentweaver]

Great to hear an update. I’ve been watching your vids on your Transit from the beginning. I’m waiting for a 220+ range on these because I’d like to do a camper conversion. I also live inMinnesota and our insanely cold weather really reduces our ev range.
Have you heard anything from Ford about the e Transit getting more range soon? The Mercedes e sprinter is coming out this year with a 250 mile range.

[darinbrazil]

I do the same, no heater but I did get a 12V seat heater which doesn't effect range at all and heats up the seat nicely.

[chrisw]

I would try the hardest to incorporate at least plugging the van into any outlet during the day. it would make things alot easier. 10 miles is 10 miles.

[glike]

I am considering buying one since they still have a new 2022 model year I can get at a discount, high roof extended and to make the range a little more manageable for long trips I am considering adding an aerodynamic extension on the back and side view cameras. Without going to extreme I could maybe add 15 or 20 mi of range at least. It would have to be foldable so it doesn't take up too much parking space.

[Unimportantrichard]

I’m waiting for them to come out with a larger battery. Not enough range yet for me, unfortunately. As for the tires they will all be the same. Higher rear pressure is normal in a commercial vehicle / heavy duty vehicle. Rotate every 10k max.

[ThePapertank]

Please do a new video on your thoughts on the e transit

[davidfisher]

Full electric is ideal for urban driving.

[hwynightkid]

love the review, how do you feel with the new 2024? would you highly suggest someone to wait if they're buying their first e-transit?

[jeremycoolidge]

your suppose to rotate the tires every 5000 miles. They are all same tires. Duh

[lukasled]

I got 11K miles on mine and my rear tires are gone. I made complain to ford when I pass 9K mile. I took it to dealership they measured the depth and they agreed that I need new tires. After a month I finally got answer from ford and they will pay for new set of tires. 😃