Reading the comments section of this article is hilarious. Not one of the "HOW DARE YOU CALL IT A MUSTANG" people would have even heard of this car if it didn't carry the Mustang name. More importantly, many (most?) of the Mustangs produced over the years were base-model cars that had zero sporting pretensions. Moreover, car sales are drying up: The "regular" Mustang is now the only car Ford sells in the US, I think, or soon will be. Mustang sales aren't skyrocketing, either.
I haven't driven one, but I have ridden in a Mach-E, and it's a very impressive vehicle. While it isn't anywhere close to the author's assertion that "It’s superior to the equivalent Teslas in everything but raw acceleration", it is a rather impressive entry for Ford's first *serious* EV, and probably the closest competitor to a Tesla out there. Sure, the iPace is a good car, but not great and much pricier, and the Taycan is good, but it had better be for that price!
The Mach-E is a handsome car, and you can see the Mustang look in the swell of the fenders. The taillights are hideous, IMHO, and the interior is nice, but the dash crowds in, and can't match the low cowl airy feel of a Tesla Model 3 or Y. The seats aren't as comfortable or supportive as a Tesla, and lack the bolstering they ought to have. Lastly, while the author seems to think that the touchscreen interface of the Ford is superior to the Tesla, that's absolutely not the case. From the dumb slider interface for the heated seats to the weird volume knob obliterating the bottom of the screen, to the clunky feel, it's good, but not great. The screen is also placed oddly in the dash, too vertical, and perhaps too far back into the cabin. Lastly, the Mach-E relies on the Electrify America network and other charging networks, which just can't hold a candle to the Tesla Supercharger network. That will change over time, but not enough to make a difference over the 3-5 years people tend to keep their cars. EV owners charge 95+% at home, but I was able to jump in and do a 360 mile round trip in a Tesla without even thinking: Get in, input the destination into the nav, and go; charge when it tells you to. That isn't possible in the Mach-E, because of the charging network.
The takeaway for me was that Ford still has a ways to go to catch Tesla, but that they should be proud of this car, as it has gotten far closer than anything that has come before, which is all the more remarkable as it's their first serious EV. It's a good car, and there seem to be a lot of people out there that want an EV, but won't consider a Tesla, so I expect it to sell reasonably well.
