How far can you drive a Ford E-Transit on ONE charge? - New World Record!!!!

We set out to achieve something that's never been done before. We wanted to see how many miles you could drive our 2022 Ford E-Transit on a single charge. After owning our van for a few months, we've learned the most efficient ways to drive the EV. We carefully charted our course, and we set out to achieve the impossible.

There are too many blanket statements that say these All-Electric vehicles can't drive far on a single charge. There are too many who claim you'll be lucky to get the rated range from the van. The rated range for our van is 106 miles from @ford and this video proves this to be a very conservative number. In fact, we routinely see between 140-170 miles of range based on our daily driving habits. Notice the blue range number in the beginning of the video shows 170 miles. This was following a day of normal usage.

We set a few rules for this drive:
1. You must start and stop from the same charger location.
2. You must make it back to the charger under the van's own power. No towing.
3. You must remain on public roads. No closed course driving.
4. You must do this in a single drive cycle. No turning the van off. No stopping. No charging. This also allows for you to be able to prove your drive with the FordPass app.

We set these rules to maintain some form of reality with this drive. Yes, you could easily coast down a mountain for a hundred miles and cheat the system. Yes, you could drive in the same direction all day with a significant tail wind and allow mother nature to give you a push. Those would both result in more mileage but that style of driving isn't reality. You would eventually have to drive back up that mountain or drive back into that heavy wind.

**Note** - We also did this with 2,100 pounds of cargo in the van. This wasn't an empty van. We wanted to show that this range could be achieved in the exact same setup we drive every day for our plumbing company. We didn't establish a rule for what the vehicle must weigh because everyone's van is set up differently. Ours is pretty heavy and we drive with this much weight day-in and day-out. If you decide to challenge our record with less weight, then your mother will be disappointed in you. So don't break her heart.

Was our speed realistic? Absolutely.
Was our speed legal? Absolutely.
We drove for 16+ hours and encountered no fewer than 20 different police vehicles throughout the day. None of them had any issue with our speed. We even captured the last police officer on film as he cruised on by.

We hope you can learn that these vans are way more capable that you might think. So feel free to put aside some of what you've been told about the Ford E-Transit and go try one for yourself. You'll soon like just like we did that they are the perfect vehicle for in-town delivery and service work.

Ironically, we experienced a glitch in the FordPass app for our drive. The app shows that we only made one trip on October 6th, 2022. It shows that trip to have consumed 67.8 kWh of energy from the 68 kWh battery. However, there is a major communication error with the mileage and the app only shows we drove 49 miles. At this point, we can only assume that it has something to do with us driving laps on the same road all day. We think the mileage comes from a GPS location and since we were in the same area all day, the GPS didn't pick up enough of a change in distance to record the actual mileage. We called the FordPass customer service the following day and opened a trouble ticket to resolve the issue. They recognize a communication error and have escalated the issue to the engineering team. We are hopeful that we'll be able to validate this drive with FordPass verification soon but it's out of our hands at this point. When this correction occurs, we'll post a new video showing the historic drive on our app.

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[prism]

Really appreciate these challenge videos! Haven't seen anyone else doing such in depth testing

[markmiller]

Almost 3 times the official range for yours, the highest roof version! Fun! Congrats!

[ekaddo]

Impressive! I am 3 months into my F150 Lightning, and you are correct temperature is a huge factor. So far pleased with the range and the drive.

[Bidmores]

Thank you so much for posting this excellent video. It is important for several reasons. Not the least of which is the fact that it proves that we eTransit owners can pass long stretches of rural routes when necessary on critical missions, just by going slowly.

Yes it's annoying to go 30 or 40 mph when we have the option of going 55 but it's the difference between crossing a 200 mile stretch between chargers on the road.

[fortnightlygardenmaintenan]

Fantastic video was on the edge of my seat rooting for you to get that thing home 💪🏼😎

[svleoc]

Thats a great experiment.
Love the shirt, Fix Pipes, Pet Dogs.
If you are looking for another experiment, I'd love to see how long you can run the air con on a single charge, with the car parked outside in the sun, and not driving

[THE-GRIZZ]

Woot! That was a great video that really gets the hyper-milers thinking. How could we modify the van to get more miles? How can I change my route to go further if time is not an issue? Where is the sweet spot between crawling for maximum efficiency and driving normal with rapid charging?

[glennthorne]

That was pretty cool. You have more patience than me lol

[georgeokinaka]

Great video guys & love that you’re pushing the limits on what Ford says that the range is for the E-Transit!

I do wonder how much the range could’ve been extended if you didn’t use your cabin light at all (like if you had some battery powered light for video purposes).

[ilovevegetables]

This is impressive! Can't wait for Ford's next iteration of this platform. When range for normal driving reaches 200-250 miles per charge, I am ALL IN!

[enhancehomeimprovementstoo]

WoW I waiting patiently on one I order. Keep up the great videos I learned a lot for when my van comes.

[marke]

That’s awesome. Still considering one.

[Erik_M]

As a sidenote to this: My E-Transit (medium roof) will do around 100+ miles at 10 degrees F, with apx 1100 lbs of cargo. (165km, -12 C, 500kg). That is completly normal driving (speed limit or above) in Eco mode in winter conditions. Will be interesting to see what milage I can get out of it in springtime/summer next year.

[Smidge]

Dramatic music! lol

Question; Did you check the tire pressure before departure? One trick for hypermiling is to overfill the tires slightly. Even if you didn't want to cheat by overfilling, filling them to the max pressure would maximize efficiency all else equal.

[carlosmartin]

You’re awesome, I hope Ford sends you some kind of incentive, I will be buying one because of you. Peace ☮️, love ❤️ and happiness 🎉, the proof is in the pudding and can’t get any better than this!

[rileygallagher]

Any updates on range with the colder weather?

[enhancehomeimprovementstoo]

How’s the van holding up? What range are you getting after a year. Thanks

[mrlukenukem]

I can’t tell is this a medium or high roof ?

[enhancehomeimprovementstoo]

Is there a extra 110v outlet in between the seat side? I’ve seen some with a extra outlet besides the onboard power.

[mikesnyder]

Is there any more content on the E transit coming soon?