Biker16 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 He’s Still Going With Over 300,000 Miles On His Ford Mustang Mach-E Quote One Ford owner is making the most of his electric vehicle. David Blenkle has put over 316,000 miles on his 2022 Mustang Mach-E Premium with an extended range battery pack. He bought the car new at the end of June 2022 and launched his private car service in the Santa Cruz, California area soon after. He’s been keeping the odometer going, which caught the attention of Ford when he hit 250,000 miles last year. While it’s easy to dismiss this next achievement as PR fodder, Blenkle is the real deal, putting in the miles, taking care of his car and tracking its health. Talking to him on a video call from his car at the end of January, he checked off the car’s “accomplishments” which include six sets of tires, seven cabin filters, zero repairs, the original brakes, over 20 routine 10,000-mile checkups, more than 7,000 passengers in the backseat and his most stunning achievement: only 8% battery degradation. His Mach-E has about 300-mile range. When Blenkle purchased the Mach-E it was the height of the car chip shortage, so there wasn’t much inventory. After buying the car online he was told it would be a nine-month wait. He started calling dealerships along the West Coast and as far as New Mexico. He heard about an available Mach-E in Monterey, California, just south of Santa Cruz, and jumped on it. For 2026, the Mach-E trims available are: Select, Premium, GT, and Rally. The base starts at just below $38,000 before fees. Blenkle didn’t intend to become a miles monster when he bought the car. He was in between jobs and thought he’d do some rideshare driving before using the Mach-E to commute to a new job. He’d previously owned a Ford Focus Electric (the car was discontinued after the 2018 model year) and put 150,000 miles on that vehicle, so he knew the Ford brand could last. He had an emotional connection to Ford, too, as his mom’s first car was a 1964 Mustang. “I remember being a little guy riding around with my mom,” he said. He’s become known on online forums, mostly as the guy who made it to 200,000 miles on his Mach-E. His reputation needs some updating for 2026. While Ford’s electric lineup is dwindling with the Ford F-150 Lightning stopping production as a pure electric pickup, last week the company announced the Universal Electric Vehicle Platform. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Wow, that's a lot of driving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherminator98 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 32 minutes ago, bzcat said: Wow, that's a lot of driving That is roughly 7182 miles a month or 1765 miles a week or 256 miles a day-basically a single charge every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 My ass hurts just thinking about spending that much time in a car. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeluxeStang Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 This is really cool, it illustrates what many of us are talking about, that EV and hybrid tech from a mainstream player like Ford is a lot more durable than people give it credit. Now keep in mind Ford has claimed the LFP batteries are considerably more reliable than the lithium ion it uses in things like the mach-e. That's why I've said this tech is the way back to super affordable, super reliable cars. EVs are the future for people who just want their car to be easy to use and dependable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe771476 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 I and my father have gotten gotten 190K to 480K miles on all our 7 or 8 Fords (some owned simultaneously), ranging from a 1953 Custom to a 2005 Taurus. They lasted/have lasted 12 to 21 years. Will the Mustang last that long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trader 10 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 4 hours ago, Sherminator98 said: That is roughly 7182 miles a month or 1765 miles a week or 256 miles a day-basically a single charge every day. That’s about 12 hours/day charging on average with the level 2 charger he mainly uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 16 hours ago, Trader 10 said: That’s about 12 hours/day charging on average with the level 2 charger he mainly uses. Probably 6-7 hours. He tries to keep it above 20%, and charges to 90% every night. Ours does about 10% per hour, so that's 6-7 hours of charging. And I can hear the kids now...six seven, six seven. 🙄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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