In their marketing Ford Australia promises that all versions of the Ford Mustang MACH-E electric car are capable of Three Phase 10.5kW maximum AC charging rate.
At home using a single phase 7kW charger the promised charging time from 0% to 100% is 11.9 hours for the Select Single Motor version and 14 hours for the Premium and GT versions.
At home using a three phase 11kW charger the promised charging time from 0% to 100% is 7.4 hours for the Select Single Motor version and 10.9 hours for the Premium and GT versions.
The reason why it takes so long is because the MACH-E has a Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery which needs to have more kWh capacity to get the same range as a smaller lighter NMC battery. The Mach-E battery is 72kWh usable for Select and 91kWh usable for the Premium and GT versions.
I tested the charging rate at my local shopping centre Ocular AC charging station, using my 7m Type 2 to Type 2 EV Charging Cable (22kW, 32 amp) cable and a Australian Ford Mustang MACH-E Select 2023 (which I had on loan for a week to review).
I plugged one end of the cable into the car charger port.
I plugged the other end of the cable into the Ocular brand AC charging station.
After a few seconds charging started and I saw that the Ford Mustang MACH-E Select 2023 was charging.
You can tell the Ford Mustang MACH-E Select 2023 has an onboard Three Phase AC charger because the Ocular display shown above has all 3 phases, once it settled down the display showed roughly 240V and about 16 amps.
The big central screen displayed that the car was charging, current battery level and how long it will take to reach 100%.
When the battery was fully charged the Range displayed on the driver information cluster behind the steering wheel was 454km. The WLTP range of the Australian Ford Mustang MACH-E Select 2023 is 470km in mixed highway/city use.
Car Scanner Pro and my ODB reader revealed that the actual rate which the Ford Mustang MACH-E Select 2023 received after heat and cable losses was 10.8kW/hr which is a bit more than promised by Ford.
An EV only capable of 6.6kW or 7kW AC single phase charging would have taken 50% longer to receive the same amount of kWh from the same AC charging unit.
The Ford Mustang MACH-E Select 2023 allows you to choose the maximum percentage AC and DC charge limits separately in the car settings.
As a side note one common question about the Ford Mustang MACH-E Select 2023 is can you can set the maximum charge percentage level using an app?
The FordPass app lets you start/stop charging remotely, schedule charging and more. I couldn’t see any way to set the maximum charge limit though. If you see it please tell me.
Type 2 to Type 2 Cable Buying Tips
I recommend buying your Type 2 to Type 2 cable from an Australian retailer like EVSE or Jetcharge so you have a good warranty and are supporting the local EV accessory industry.
You could get a shorter, cheaper 5m cable but I find the 7m length is handy as you never know how far the charging station will be from your car charging port.
Some electric vehicle (EV) owners buy a Type 2 to Type 2 EV Charging Cable (7kW, 32amp) to save a little bit of money.
This is a slower slightly cheaper cable available for purchase for cars like the BYD Atto 3, MG ZS EV 2021, MG4 Excite 2023 and Hyundai Kona EV 2021 that don’t support 11kW AC charging.
However if you later buy a newer electric car that is capable of 11kW AC charge rate or rent an EV capable of 11kW AC charge rate (eg common rental models Tesla Model 3 and Polestar 2) then this wastes an opportunity to charge that EV much faster at an AC charging station.
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