Ford’s Mach-E compares to the Tesla Model X at moose test, which isn’t good

A team of reviewers has conducted a moose test with the electric crossover Ford Mustang Mach-E and was not particularly thrilled with the results.

The car exhibited large amounts of understeer aggravated by skidding tires, which is why it started skidding uncontrollably whenever the drive attempted a slalom maneuver. It remains unspecified what kind of tire set was used. In the end, the Mach-E was only able to finish the test at 71 km/h (44.1 mph). At one or two kilometers per hour above that, it repeatedly failed to return to the third corridor after swerving from the road.

In theory, electric cars can be expected to perform better at the moose test than any ICE cars, owing largely to their bottom-mounted traction batteries and the resulting low center of gravity. In reality, however, most premium EVs tend to show middling performance in this obstacle avoidance test.

The Tesla Model X is another such example, having scored as low as 70 km/h (43.5 mph). The same speed was attained by the subcompact Seat Mii, while another affordable European EV – the Dacia Spring – actually exceeded expectations with 77 km/h (47.8 mph). The performance-packed Porsche Taycan Turbo S pulled slightly ahead with 78 km/h (48.5 mph), but still fell behind the comparatively affordable Tesla Model 3 with its 83 km/h (51.6 mph).