Ford E-Transit Delivers the Goods Guilt Free

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The folks at Macrina Bakery have proven that going green can save you green. Recently, Macrina started saving dough on its fuel bill by adding two Ford E-Transit delivery vans to its fleet. And the drivers like the smoothness and convenience that EVs offer. Tom Voelk talks to Macrina Bakery’s president Scott France and driver Logan Bice about jumping into zero-emission delivery. The lessons they’ve learned can be applied to anyone thinking about buying an electric vehicle.
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00:00 Ford E Transit Review
00:40 Macrina Bakery Fleet
1:10 Pricing
1:30 Zero Emissions / Charging
2:30 Drivers / Range / Issues
4:05 Competition
5:10 Advantages
6:35 Strategy
8:11 Summary

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Комментарии : 43

@davidkaminski615 2 месяца назад

Darn, I was looking forward to the TP test for this rig. Maybe I can recalculate with muffins.

@Supernaut2000 2 месяца назад

Hey, did I just see your evil twin in the back of the van stuffing himself with muffins?

@DrivenCarReviews 2 месяца назад

Well, the truck was empty at the end...

@angeleon197 2 месяца назад

Another excellent video, Tom! Thank you for bringing real life experience to the open, especially on the business topic. A lot of business owners might be afraid to go electric in a vehicle like this, but this shows just how effective and efficient an EV might be for them.

@marcelstanford430 2 месяца назад

Thanks for giving us real world experience from a business willing to give commercial EV's a chance. I fully believe the much reduced running cost.

@justinmatthews7789 2 месяца назад

Genuinely insightful video, Tom. I have no need for an electric delivery van, but the insight into these things is much appreciated

@CaptDnaDonut 2 месяца назад

This was a nice video! Always nice to see a user experience from a business with electric vans/trucks deployed. I ended up behind an E-Transit in my town. Pretty cool to see them on the road out and about. Its hard to tell they are electric without seeing the front grill up close or the badges.

@LVRaven610 2 месяца назад

Love this video, Tom. Great to see how a real-world business is working through this process. I thought that Scott's comments about the concerns of the drivers before the EVs went into use were typical... It seems that the people most opposed to EVs are in one of two camps... either: 1 - Those who haven't driven one (and don't understand the proper use-cases and benefits in cost & driving experience) or 2 - Those who have an agenda (and, oh by the way, also haven't driven one). Reminds me of the old PSA's... "The more you know..."

@VishnuKamath Месяц назад

As a PNW resident, EV's are great for climate. it doesn't get that cold. Loved the review format. This is more practical than the Highway range test.

@jonathankleinow2073 2 месяца назад

Very neat! I'll be very interested to find out how the numbers all work out once they have 250k miles on them as compared with the gas-powered fleet.

@ElectroAtletico Месяц назад

An HVAC business in my area, NE US, (daytime urban/busy suburban work) leased one to test. The rest of their fleet is standard Ford Transit with high roof. They used it only within 10-15 miles of the home base because of the short range (tech told me that they were getting around 80 mile range). They're not going to renew that lease.

@DrivenCarReviews Месяц назад

Huh. That doesn't line up to what the Macrina folks get. But Nebraska can be cold constantly and they probably need to drive further since it's less dense than the Seattle area.

@miketrebert7788 2 месяца назад

Thanks for this one. EVs will only get better.

@denault3985 2 месяца назад

Ouch, those bakery items are kind of expensive but they must be good. Those E-Transit vans are probably much smoother & quieter.

@phantom6knight 2 месяца назад

This was such a great video to see how people actually use EVs! Thanks for the insight into a real life business use!

@PHXSJAZ 2 месяца назад

This was a great real-world case study. I enjoyed this a lot.

@briancaos 2 месяца назад

A surprisingly large number of van delivery routes are very short - at least in Europe - and can easily be handled by electric vans. We even see semi trucks popping up. 220-ish miles (350km) in a semi seems very short, but given that drivers have to rest for each 4.5 hours of driving, all we need is places for them to charge when resting. Some truck drivers who wants an early retirement, delay their retirement when they are (reluctantly) switched into EV vans and semi's. The ride is smoother, the tinnitus is lowered and the stress levels are reduced. For some transportation jobs, EV's can be the right tool for the job. If we can reduce the emissions on these short-route deliveries, we can better accept that long-range trucking is done using Diesel and Gasoline.

@1guyin10 2 месяца назад

The Promaster electric will offer 162 miles of range. It appears that they will initially offer it only as a 3500 high roof model and it will start in the mid $80s. I believe that one is slated to carry a 110 kWhr battery. They can all add more range, but it comes at a significant cost.

@KL-md9ey 2 месяца назад

More of these types of videos Tom!

@acchaladka 2 месяца назад

A three thousand dollar premium, minus a $7500 subsidy, and that's the low range model?? Not counting fuel savings... These things are going to be everywhere, that's a stonking deal for a business running on cash flow

@tompaull3214 2 месяца назад

Tom, great video. I liked this real world look into the EV market. I never considered how much easier an EV could be on a driver 8 hours a day.

@jlabala Месяц назад

$7 for a slice of quiche, that better be some good quiche. All jokes aside, like the switch in content, very interesting.

@mikegaul1623 2 месяца назад

Great video, Tom.

@JDelta87 2 месяца назад

That's some quality production there, Tom. I'll have to check out that bakery next time I'm in Kent. EVs make a lot of sense for their delivery environment.

@ThinkOutsideTheCube 2 месяца назад

Great story Tom!

@wvusciguy 2 месяца назад

If I were close. I’d buy a muffin. Ty for reaching out beyond what manufacturers provide the press

@johnvolkman7208 2 месяца назад

20 degrees in Seattle is very rare

@DrivenCarReviews 2 месяца назад

True

@jessesea77 2 месяца назад

I loved this video!

@stillplayswithcarss 2 месяца назад

Are there no DCFC along their route they could just stop at for 20min on a cold day? Seems silly to come back to the depot to swap for a gas van.

@jamesellsworth9673 2 месяца назад

This was somewhat different and very interesting content.

@SSS-mp8th 2 месяца назад

One of the few places BEV's make sense today.

@JarmelSingsKaraoke 2 месяца назад

👏👏

@Mojo522 2 месяца назад

I'm going to go get a coffee & muffin, lol. I hope you're having a good day.

@talalhart2914 2 месяца назад

why seat looks bad and tight

@AviationDirection 2 месяца назад

Where did your Top 20 video go? Deleted twice…

@DrivenCarReviews 2 месяца назад

Technical snafus. It'll be up again tonight.

@TinLeadHammer 2 месяца назад

Feels like it was paid by Ford and Macrina, but the info is useful nonetheless, and you did not push too hard about how much they like Ford vans. I guess you figured that YT ads alone is not sustainable. Electric delivery vans make more sense than Cybertruck or Rivian R1 anyway.

@DrivenCarReviews 2 месяца назад

It was not paid for by either. But full disclosure, I did score a delicious quiche.

@dandebbieminert5712 2 месяца назад

Or is this finally an EV with enough room to carry around its own massive EV hypocrisy? Earth savers can feel great about themselve while burderning people in other regions with their EV battery production waste and power production polution?

@DrivenCarReviews 2 месяца назад

Right. Petroleum production creates no waste or effect anyone.

@xray111xxx 2 месяца назад

A falsehood, unless the businesses lease the vehicles. Battery replacement costs and HV issue that will come later will be an issue, but otherwise business and electric makes allot of sense. Not nickel and diming you with oil changes, no gas, no initial emissions, but it depends how the power is generated if you are looking at true zero emissions. I don't buy into the BS about feel good environment nonsense. The real facts are about costs. Is it a true savings or is it just high costs deferred. Hopefully the EV makes sense for at least small business and the costs fit their business model.

@DrivenCarReviews 2 месяца назад

Well, these folks are crunching the numbers and dealing with real money. So there's that when it comes to real facts. And as stated, all of their electricity is green sourced (the PNW is mostly renewable energy and pretty cheap).