Range shows 91%...only 249 miles?

Anyone else getting this? Feels low since the range should be around 300-320? I’ve got a 2024 Lariat extended.

Yeah, it’s a little low, but it depends on the temperature and how you drive. Once winter kicks in, I’ll probably be down to about 250 at 90%…and I don’t even live in a really cold state.

Ah, the classic Ford ‘guess-o-meter’! Honestly, I stopped looking at it ages ago. I find ABRP and Google Maps do way better with battery predictions. I’d say just switch to the calm screen and ignore the guess-o-meter!

Others have said it too…don’t rely too much on the GOM. Ford’s system can’t predict your route, speed, or elevation changes. If you want an accurate range, try ABRP or just do the math. For winter, I usually get around 1.8 miles/kWh. So, with 91% of the extended battery (around 119 kWh), you’ve got about 110 kWh usable. Multiply that by 1.8, and you’re looking at about 198 miles. If it’s warmer and you’re averaging 2.1 miles/kWh, you’re closer to 231 miles. Ford’s ‘320 miles’ estimate assumes perfect conditions, and who actually drives from 100% down to 0%? They assume you’ll get about 2.44 miles per kWh, which only happens with a mix of highway and city driving.

What is the temperature? If it isn’t t-shirt weather you are going to take a hit on range.

It is just above freezing where I am and my max range is 413 km (256 miles) if I were to charge to 100%.

@Chen
It’s about 60 degrees out.

Dane said:
@Chen
It’s about 60 degrees out.

Try charging it to 100% once to reset the guess-o-meter.

Damn, my truck must’ve had it’s Wheaties this morning.

Was around mid 60s this morning when I was ready to head to work and saw this when getting in.

@Rory
It’s 60 degrees here…this guess-o-meter is worse than my old Nissan Leaf.

Yeah, especially if you’re doing a lot of highway driving. Roughly 1.3 kWh per 1%. If you’re getting 2 miles per kWh on the highway, 260 miles total makes sense. So, 249 isn’t too far off.

Nico said:
Yeah, especially if you’re doing a lot of highway driving. Roughly 1.3 kWh per 1%. If you’re getting 2 miles per kWh on the highway, 260 miles total makes sense. So, 249 isn’t too far off.

It’s only got 800 miles on it, and maybe 100 were highway.

@Dane
Check your energy usage on the trip function. It shows your miles per kWh.

Fun fact…you’re probably not going to get even 249 miles. Lower than that. Welcome to Ford ownership.

Forget about it. Using the percentage is way more accurate. I turned off the miles readout on my Tesla ages ago and haven’t looked back.

Ignore the mileage estimate. Focus on % and mi/kWh readings instead.

Yep, that sounds about right to me.

How long have you had it? The range predictions improve as it learns your driving style over time.

Nova said:
How long have you had it? The range predictions improve as it learns your driving style over time.

Just a month, with about 800 miles, mostly local driving.

What I do is use the Ford navigation app and set my usual daily route (like my kids’ school). After doing lots of highway driving, my range estimates go all over the place, but setting a local destination recalibrates them. Today, my 90% charge initially showed 288km, but after setting the route, it jumped to 349km. Also, preconditioning 20 minutes before leaving helps.

At 90%, I get about 270 miles. I have custom wheels and tires, do mostly city driving, and it’s around 55°F here in NJ.