{"id":1209906,"date":"2023-12-08T18:44:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T23:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1209906"},"modified":"2023-12-08T18:44:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T23:44:45","slug":"revisiting-the-ford-mustang-mach-e-hows-the-pony-ev-doing-3-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1209906","title":{"rendered":"Revisiting the Ford Mustang Mach-E\u2014how\u2019s the pony EV doing 3 years later?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rss-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"intro-image intro-left\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-Ford-Mustang-Mach-E-premium-awd-1-800x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"A Ford Mustang Mach-E, head-on\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"font-size:0.8em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-Ford-Mustang-Mach-E-premium-awd-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"enlarge-link\" data-height=\"1920\" data-width=\"2560\">Enlarge<\/a> <span class=\"sep\">\/<\/span> The Ford Mustang Mach-E is now in its third year of production, so it felt like a good idea to see how it&#8217;s maturing. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div><a name=\"page-1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>When Ars <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/cars\/2021\/02\/ford-mustang-mach-e-review-the-peoples-pony-goes-electric\/\">first drove the then-new Ford Mustang Mach-E back in early 2021<\/a>, the car was an attention magnet. Now, almost three years later, the Mustang Mach-E is a much more common sight on our roads, but so are other electric crossovers from most of Ford&#8217;s usual rivals, including the sales juggernaut that is the Tesla Model Y. We decided to book a few days with a Mustang Mach-E to see how (or if) this equine EV has matured since launch.<\/p>\n<p>Originally, Ford had been working on a much more boring battery electric car until Tesla started delivering its Model 3s, at which point a hastily convened &#8220;Team Edison&#8221; set to work adding some much-needed brio to the design, rethinking Ford&#8217;s EV strategy in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Giving this midsize crossover EV a Mustang name tag remains divisive\u2014I expect a reasonable percentage of comments to this story will be people showing up to complain, &#8220;It ain&#8217;t no real Mustang.&#8221; The crossover&#8217;s name is what it is, and there are plenty of Mustang styling cues, but even with the designers&#8217; trick of using black trim to make you ignore the bits they don&#8217;t want you to see, there&#8217;s no denying the proportions are pretty far from coupe-like.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1989783#p3\">Read 16 remaining paragraphs<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1989783&amp;comments=1\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: Ars Technica &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1989783\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revisiting the Ford Mustang Mach-E\u2014how\u2019s the pony EV doing 3 years later?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enlarge \/ The Ford Mustang Mach-E is now in its third year of production, so it felt like a good idea to see how it&#8217;s maturing. 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