This Ford Mustang Mach-E EV Travels 916 KM on a Single Charge

The controversial Ford Mustang Mach-E has set a new Guinness World Record for “longest journey by an electric car on a single charge.”

This Ford Mustang Mach-E charts a new Guinness World Record for “longest journey by an electric car on a single charge" at 916.74 KM.

Or at least that’s what is being claimed by Bridgestone and Webfleet, as both firms fleeted one Mustang Mach-E for its record-breaking attempt in the UK. Clocking in at 916.74 KM in total, this EV crossover has reportedly beaten the previous record of 907.62 KM.

Mind you, this is strictly for production EVs, as the record for the “greatest distance by electric vehicle, single charge (non-solar)” was at a whopping 2,573.79 KM. This record was set by a car named Muc022 back in 2023, where it was built by “70 students in 2 years and modified by 10 students for an additional year.”

Back to the record-breaking Mustang Mach-E, this new record was set by drivers Kevin Booker and Sam Clarke alongside their co-pilot Richard Parker. To ensure that the record was fairly beaten, Bridgestone claimed that their record-breaking run was “meticulously documented with independently verified video footage, odometer readings, GPS, and battery level data from Webfleet.”

The specific Mustang Mach-E tasked with this feat was the Premium Extended Range RWD variant, which has a 91-kWh battery pack that is good for a claimed WLTP range of 600 KM—far less than what’s been achieved by the team.

It turns out that unlike the stock model, this specific Mach-E has been equipped with low-rolling resistance tyres by Bridgestone, which are shod in smaller 18-inch wheels instead of the 19-inch stock units. Besides the smaller wheels and low-rolling resistance tyres, both Bridgestone and Webfleet claimed no other modifications were made on this Mustang Mach-E.

As a result, Bridgestone claimed that this slightly modified Mustang Mach-E has averaged about 10.05 KM per kWh, where it went through a “mix of urban and rural roads to emulate real-world driving conditions.”

While it is easy to dismiss this record-breaking attempt as unfair, we’d reckon that it makes a very good example of how such a small modification can bring significant changes to an EV. Tyre sizes and rolling resistance are known to have great effects on extending the range performance of any vehicle, particularly electric ones.

Hyundai Ioniq 6 Max RWD (left) & Hyundai Ioniq 6 Max AWD (right)

This is also partly why we see lots of range-focused EV models come standard with smaller wheels shod in EV-specific tyres compared to their performance-biased siblings, which usually benefit from larger wheels and slicker rubbers. For example, the range-focused Hyundai Ioniq 6 Max RWD comes standard with 18-inch alloy wheels shod in EV-specific tyres, while the performance-biassed Hyundai Ioniq 6 Max AWD (right) gets bigger 19-inch alloys with Pirelli P Zero high-performance tyres instead.