Ford Re-Opens Mustang Mach-E Orders With $4K Price Drop, New Battery
Ford is re-opening orders for its popular Mustang Mach-E electric SUV and sweetening the deal with a lower price, more range, faster charging, and free 90-day BlueCruise subscription.
Customers can reserve a Mach-E on the Ford website(Opens in a new window) starting May 3, Ford tells PCMag. The move follows the completion of a plant upgrade in Mexico.
The cheapest variant—the Mach-E with standard range and rear wheel drive—will be now $42,995, or $3,000 less. The premium trims also gets a $4,000 cut, taking the most expensive GT variant down to $59,995. The Mach-E also qualifies for half of the federal tax credit, for an additional $3,750 off the sticker price for eligible buyers.
Ford will now use a new type of battery on standard range models, known as lithium iron phosphate (LFP), which brings more range, faster charging, and better battery longevity. Extended range models will keep the typical nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) battery.
LFP batteries have pros and cons. On the positive side, they are cheaper than NCM batteries. Ford attributes the price drops to scaling production, which is certainly a factor, though it's hard to imagine the new battery does not play a role.
The new chemistry also brings a range boost. The standard Mach-E with RWD now goes 250 miles on a single charge (up from 224 miles) and 226 miles for eAWD. For comparison, the base Hyundai Ioniq 5(Opens in a new window) gets 220 miles, while the base Tesla Model Y(Opens in a new window) is at 279.
The Mach-E will also charge five minutes faster on a DC/level 3 public charger, and be able to go up to 100% more frequently without degrading the battery.
The less-ideal side of LFP batteries is that the range plummets more quickly in cold weather. When
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