Jason Fenske buys a 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT as his daily driver

Jason Fenske, host of the Engineering Explained YouTube channel, bought a 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E Performance a few months ago.

He needed a daily driver while waiting for a Rivian R2, which he had enjoyed driving but was not due to arrive until the end of the year.

A planned long-term loan of a Lucid Gravity fell through as a practical solution, and he could not get the Genesis GV60 he wanted.

Fenske had previously driven a Tesla Model 3 Performance and a Lucid Air, but said he no longer wanted a Tesla after government cuts by Elon Musk affected his family, and his Lucid experience ended badly.

He chose the Mach-E partly because it has physical controls for key functions and a magnetic suspension system.

Its drawbacks include a slow display, awkward door handles and slower charging; a 10-to-80 percent charge takes about 40 minutes.

His testing found about 212 miles of highway range, but he says the benefits of electric driving make it worthwhile for most of his trips.