FORD EXPLORER ELECTRIC ESTATE

Name: FORD EXPLORER 210kW Collection 79kWh 5dr Auto [Driver Assist]
Brand: FORD EXPLORER
SKU: 109659
Availability: InStock

210kW Collection 79kWh 5dr Auto [Driver Assist]

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Fuel Type Electric

Range 362 miles

Real World Estimate 308 miles

Co2 0.00g/km

Transmission Automatic

Top Speed 111mph

WLTP Combined Range/Economy achieved under standardised test conditions.

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Lease Type

Personal Business

Contract Length

Initial Rental

Annual Mileage

Maintenance

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Excess mileage charges will apply if you go over the stated contract mileage.
Vehicle damage charges may occur if the vehicle is returned outside BVRLA's Fair Wear and Tear guidelines.
All rentals are subject to the necessary finance acceptance criteria.
Prices shown are indicative and subject to change.
No ownership option is available on this lease.
Manufacturer’s maintenance schedule must be observed and additional charges may apply for failure to maintain servicing and any non fair wear and tear damage to the vehicle.
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Fuel Type Electric

Range 362 miles

Real World Estimate 308 miles

Co2 0.00g/km

Transmission Automatic

Top Speed 111mph

WLTP Combined Range/Economy achieved under standardised test conditions.

FORD EXPLORER Review

- Independent review from Car and Driving

Performance
8
Handling
8
Comfort
7
Space
6
Styling
7
Build
8
Value
6
Equipment
7
Economy
7
Depreciation
6
Insurance
7

Ford's all-electric Explorer mid-sized SUV gets a package of mid-term updates to try and improve its proposition in the mid-sized electric SUV segment. Jonathan Crouch takes a look.

Ten Second Review

This electric Ford Explorer wasn't the brand's first EV, but it was the company's first really significant step into this market. This mid-sized SUV was launched in 2024 with a Volkswagen chassis and powertrain, but in every other way was developed to look, feel and drive as a European Ford should. Spring 2026 brought a light package of mid-term updates, creating the car we're going to look at here.

Background

Though the Mach-E was Ford's first EV, the modern-era Explorer of 2024 was the brand's first really mainstream electric car. Critics said it wasn't really a Ford, so much being borrowed from Volkswagen Group engineering, but the Blue Oval brand made a valiant attempt to give this product some real 'Ford-ness' in the way it looked and drove. An almost identically-engineered but more coupe-like Capri EV model arrived to sell alongside it in early 2025. The shared platform and engineering approach taken with both cars was vital for Ford after years of losses in Europe, but Explorer sales proved to be more difficult to come by than the brand had hoped and in Spring 2026, the company slashed prices significantly, at the same time as introducing tech upgrades and improvements to the base Standard Range version. Creating the car we're going to look at here.

Driving Experience

The main updates made as part of this mid-term Explorer enhancement relate to the smaller-battery Standard Range variants. These now use a new 58kWh LFP battery pack offering up to 273 miles (a 17% improvement on the original version of this model which could only go up to 233 miles). Standard Range models also get an enhanced electric motor with power increased from 170 to 190PS. The Extended Range powertrain continues as before, with a 286PS motor energised by a 79kWh battery pack and up to 374 miles of range. A tweaked version of that same battery pack (with 77kWh) features in the flagship twin motor AWD variant, which offers up to 340PS and has up to 321 miles of range. Because the Explorer uses the VW Group's MEB platform, it has to be primarily rear-driven, but the Blue Oval brand insists that it will 'feel like a Ford' to drive. The car's steering, brakes, dampers, springs and anti-roll bars are specifically tuned for 'Ford-ness' and the Explorer gets its own bespoke Continental tyres. As a result, thanks to relatively feelsome steering, it's a more involving thing through the turns than an equivalent Volkswagen ID.4 (which was clearly the objective). The ride isn't quite as smooth mind you. You'd get slightly more driver engagement if you were to opt for this car's almost identically-engineered EV showroom stablemate, the Blue Oval brand's new-era Capri. It's the AWD twin motor Explorer we tried, where (with 679Nm of torque to draw upon) 62mph is dispatched in 5.3s (quicker than a Focus ST hot hatch) en route to the 112mph top speed that all bigger-battery Explorers share. Even the ordinary 286PS rear-driven model has 545Nm of pulling power and manages the 62mph benchmark in 6.4s, so you won't really feel this car's 2.1-tonne kerb weight too much. Earlier models in Explorer history were all SUVs, regularly used for towing. This electric Explorer won't be, though it can tug along a tonne - or 1,200kgs in the case of the dual motor version.

Design and Build

There are no visual changes as part of this update. Ford describes this Explorer as 'adventure-ready' and 'steeped in American roots'. We're not quite sure what that means because it's not really much of an SUV and its VW-engineered 'roots' are firmly from Europe rather than the US. 'Bold and confident' might be a better description; it's certainly more of a style statement than the equivalent Volkswagen ID.4. Curiously, considering the near-identical engineering here, that ID.4 is a considerably bigger car. Given the quite prodigious size of Explorer models of the past, you instinctively expect this new-era electric design to be quite a substantially-proportioned thing. Actually, at a relatively compact 4,460mm in length, it's 124mm shorter than the equivalent Volkswagen - and a full 184mm shorter than the equally closely-related CUPRA Tavascan. The most notable profile flourish is the blind-like 'sail'-shaped C-pillar graphic, supposed to emphasise the cab-rearward stance. Ages was spent deciding whether to retain Ford's usual trapezoidal front grille; in the end, Jordan Demkiw's design team decided not, creating a stocky, aggressive front stance with blade-like LED headlamps that works just fine without it. Inside, the Explorer is equally distinctive, the two-tone dashboard's highlight being a 14.6-inch portrait central screen adjustable in 20 stages by up to 30-degrees. In behind it is a stowage space (Ford calls it the 'My Private Locker'). Plus you can stash stuff beneath the centre console, or in a 17-litre 'Mega Console' cubby between the seats big enough for a 15-inch laptop. Carry-over parts from the ID.4 include the rotating gear selector, the small 5.3-inch digital instrument cluster and (unfortunately) the lower centre stack volume slider and the lack of rear window switches. A more Ford-like touch is the standard-fit 3D sound bar on top of the dashboard. Quality is a big step forward from any Ford we've ever seen in this part of the market before. And rear seat space is better than any other previous mid-sized Ford model too. But you pay for that with restricted boot capacity - 470-litres for the rear-driven variants and just 445-litres for the AWD model. Still, there's a removable boot floor and a seats-folded total of up to 1,460-litres.

Market and Model

As part of this update, there's been quite a drop in Explorer pricing, the idea being to bring more variants below the £40,000 price point. Further helping this has been the added eligibility of lower-end variants for the government's £1,500 Electric Car Grant. As a result of all this, the grant-deducted asking figures now start from under £34,000 (just under £2,000 less than an equivalent Capri), which gets you an entry-level 'Style'-spec variant with the base 58kWh battery. Add £1,800 more if you want the larger 'Extended range' battery. The plusher 'Select' and 'Premium' trim levels also benefit from the government grant. Ford's added some extra tech across the Explorer line-up. So now the Adaptive Cruise Control system can automatically slow the vehicle for traffic lights. Parking's easier too; 'Trained Park Assist' can memorise previously-performed parking actions to take over manoeuvring in tight spaces; and 'Reversing Assist' can record the vehicle's path into a space, then automatically replicate it when you're reversing out again. 'Driver State Assist' system is also now offered, which uses the car's driver-facing camera and Lane Keep Assist systems to monitor the driver's attention and driving inputs. If no steering input is detected it can tap the brakes to alert the driver. If the system continues to detect no driver input, it can switch on the hazard warning lights, bring the vehicle to a controlled stop, unlock the doors, and call the emergency services, which could be vital in the event that the driver has suffered a medical emergency. Vehicle-to-Load charging has also now made it to the Explorer courtesy of an added 'Pro Power Onboard' package which turns the car into a mobile power source that can power up to 2.3kW of combined accessories like lights or lap tops. As part of Driver Assistance Pack, there is the option to have a Pro Power Onboard outlet located in the boot space so precious electricals can be charged out of sight. In addition, an optional adapter can be plugged into the vehicle's charge port to charge electric bikes or other outdoor accessories. Customers can also choose an optional Travel Pack, which includes provision for a dog guard, an insert into the frunk to keep emergency items tidy and a boot load net to support larger items. As before, all models feature standard niceties like heated massaging seats, a heated steering wheel, keyless entry and dual zone climate control, plus Ford will also throw in its dash-mounted soundbar and a 5-inch digital instrument cluster showing speed, range and navigational instructions. Media tech is taken care of across the line-up by a 15-inch central infotainment screen with 'Apple CarPlay' and 'Android Auto' smartphone-mirroring.

Cost of Ownership

It would have been helpful if Ford could have improved DC charging speed as part of this update. For the Standard Range battery though, this has actually got slower, falling from 145kW with the original version to just 105kWh for the updated 58kWh model. Otherwise, things are much as before, the 79kWh Extended Range battery DC-charging at up to 183kW and the 77kWh Extended Range AWD model DC-charging at up to 185kW. Whatever Explorer you choose, AC charging from home using a 7.4kW wallbox requires around 12 hours for a full charge - or 7 hours 45 minutes for a more common 10-80% top-up charge. If you've a three-phase supply and an 11kW wallbox, a full charge on all Explorers will need 8 hours 15 minutes. Whatever your choice of variant, the car's connected navigation system will identify up-to-date public charging locations during trips and particularly recommend chargers in the Blue Oval Charge Network - which had over 500,000 chargers at the time of this test. An Explorer owner will be able to access any of these and pay for their power from a single account. What else? Well you probably know that you've now to pay road tax and the London Congestion charge with an EV. And that Benefit-in-Kind taxation is now rated (now being the time of this review in Spring 2026) at 4%. Insurance groups start at group 19 for the base 58kWh with 'Select' trim and rise up to group 32 for the top 77kWh AWD 'Premium' model. You might worry about depreciation, particularly as this car's showroom stablemate the Mustang Mach-E loses value so fast - in the 40% range after three years / 36,000 miles. This Explorer does much better than that, rated in the 50-54% bracket over the same period, a percentage point behind the Capri. There are two year / unlimited mileage service intervals. And the mediocre three year / 60,000 mile warranty is built upon by the usual EV eight year / 100,000 mile battery warranty.

Summary

The Explorer hasn't been around for very long but it was already in danger of becoming a somewhat forgotten model in its over-crowded segment for electric mid-sized SUVs. The changes made as part of this update might not be extensive enough to change that but they have made this Ford a slightly more competitive proposition in in class. And the price readjustment forced primarily by Chinese competition now makes this car look reasonable value too, especially given the extra tech features that have been added. As before, we can see why you might find this model pleasing to look at - and it has a practical, user-friendly cabin. Driving range and charging speed aren't really strongpoints but there's lots of kit for the money and the engineering's proven. Unfortunately, it's not really Ford engineering. If that doesn't matter to you - and there's no reason why it should - then this car ought to make your shortlist for mid-sized electric SUVs.

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Standard Equipment

Technical Data

Options

Charging info

Driver Convenience

5.3" full digital cluster screen
Blind spot detection
Electric power steering
Emergency services call system
Front and rear parking sensors
Intelligent adaptive cruise control with stop and go
Navigation system
Rear cross traffic alert
Selectable drive modes
Traffic sign recognition
Wrong way alert

Entertainment

14.6" SYNC Move Touchscreen
7 Speaker sound system with soundbar

Exterior Features

Automatic high/low beam
Black door mirrors
Black painted roof
Door mirrors with memory function
Exclusive decals
Exclusive paint
Front and rear electric windows
Heated rear window
LED 3rd brake light
LED day running lights
LED headlamps
LED rear lights
Power folding and heated door mirrors
Rear privacy glass
Rear side wing doors
Rear wiper

Interior Features

3 seat bench in 2nd row
6 way manual passenger seat adjustments
Dual zone electronic automatic temperature control
Exclusive front and rear floor mats
Front door scuff plates
Front headrests
LED ambient lighting
Luggage compartment mat
Pre Conditioning battery and cabin
Rear head restraints
Single front passenger seat

Packs

Comfort pack - Explorer
Driver assistance pack - Explorer
Travel pack - Explorer

Passive Safety

3 point rear seatbelts
ABS
Active braking assist
ESP
Exit warning

Security

Keyless entry and start
Thatcham alarm

Wheels

20" Black exclusive alloy wheels
Tyre repair kit

Electric Vehicle Data

Battery Capacity in kWh

82
Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Charge Time (Mins)

531
Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Percentage Change

10-80
Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Power Supply - kW

7.4
Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Charge Time (Mins)

357
Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Percentage Change

10-80
Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Power Supply - kW

11
Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Charge Time (Mins)

29
Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Percentage Change

10-80
Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Power Supply - kW

183
Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Charge Time (Mins)

Not Available
Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Percentage Change

Not Available
Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Power Supply - kW

Not Available
Battery Leased

No
Battery Type

Lithium-ion
Charging Port Location

Right Side Rear
Coupler/Connector Type

CCS Type 2
Maximum Charging Rate - kW

183
Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Mileage

100000
Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Years

8
Usable Battery Capacity

79
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Comb

15.1
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Comb

4.1
WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - Comb

583
WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - Extra High

444
WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Comb

362
WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Extra High

276

Emissions - ICE

CO

Not Available
CO2 (g/km)

0
HC

Not Available
HC+NOx

Not Available
Noise Level dB(A)

Not Available
NOx

Not Available
Particles

Not Available
Standard Emissions

Not Available

Engine and Drive Train

Camshaft

Not Available
Catalytic Convertor

Not Available
CC

1
Compression Ratio

Not Available
Cylinder Layout

Not Available
Cylinders

Not Available
Cylinders - Bore (mm)

Not Available
Cylinders - Stroke (mm)

Not Available
Engine Code

Not Available
Engine Layout

Not Available
Fuel Delivery

Not Available
Gears

1 SPEED
Number of Valves

Not Available
Transmission

AUTO

Fuel Consumption - ICE

EC Combined (mpg)

Not Available
EC Directive 1999/100/EC Applies

Not Available
EC Extra Urban (mpg)

Not Available
EC Urban (mpg)

Not Available

General

Alternative Fuel Qualifying

Yes
Badge Engine CC
Badge Power

286
Based On ID

Not Available
Coin Description

Not Available
Coin Series

Collection [DAP]
Generation Mark

7
Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07

29E
Manufacturers Corrosion Perforation Guarantee - Years

12
Manufacturers Paintwork Guarantee - Years

3
NCAP Adult Occupant Protection %

89
NCAP Child Occupant Protection %

86
NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09

5
NCAP Pedestrian Protection %

80
NCAP Safety Assist %

72
Did at least one aspect of this vehicle's safety give cause for concern?

No
Service Interval Frequency - Months

24
Service Interval Mileage

999999
Special Edition

No
Special Order

No
Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage

60000
Standard manufacturers warranty - Years

3
Timing Belt Interval Frequency - Months

Not Available
Timing Belt Interval Mileage

Not Available
Vehicle Homologation Class

M1

Performance

0 to 62 mph (secs)

6.4
Engine Power - BHP

286
Engine Power - KW

210
Engine Torque - LBS.FT

402
Engine Torque - MKG

55.6
Engine Torque - NM

545
Top Speed

111

Test Cycles

Emissions Test Cycle

WLTP
RDE Certification Level

N/A

Tyres

Alloys?

Yes
Space Saver?

No
Tyre Size Front

235/50 R20
Tyre Size Rear

255/45 R20
Tyre Size Spare

TYRE REPAIR KIT
Wheel Style

EXCLUSIVE
Wheel Type

20" ALLOY

Vehicle Dimensions

Height

1630
Height (including roof rails)

Not Available
Length

4468
Wheelbase

2767
Width

1871
Width (including mirrors)

2063

Weight and Capacities

Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres)

Not Available
Max. Roof Load

75
Max. Towing Weight - Braked

1000
Max. Towing Weight - Unbraked

750
No. of Seats

5

Exterior Features

Retractable towbar

Interior Features

Heat pump

Paintwork

Exclusive paint - Cactus grey

Trim

Comfort pack - Explorer - Partial sensico - Black with contras orange accents

Charging Speeds

11h 42min

Home

7kW Charger

1h 38min

Fast

50kW Charger

0h 49min

Rapid

100kW Charger

0h 32min

Ultra-Rapid

150kW Charger

Company car tax calculator

Tax Year	BIK	BIK Value	Tax Payable at 20%	Tax Payable at 40%
2026/27	4%	£158.90	£31.78	£63.56
2027/28	5%	£198.63	£39.73	£79.45
2028/29	7%	£278.08	£55.62	£111.23
2029/30	9%	£357.53	£71.51	£143.01

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