Macks MD Electric tackles California
Summary
I hopped in an MD Electric this week for a test drive around northern Californias Sonoma Raceway, a road course and reasonable set up for a truck thats mostly going to make left and right turns over urban terrain and stop dozens of times in the real world. At one minute and 21 seconds, Formula One driver Marc Gene holds the fastest lap record on the 2.5 mile course, and I was in no danger of knocking him off the pedestal, but there were flashes of quickness from the MD Electric. Driving on a closed track allows for some creative maneuvering that otherwise might be frowned upon by local law enforcement – like blasting full throttle up steep grades. ElectriFi Subscription, essentially a truck-as-a-service bundle, allows customers to pay as they go for miles driven with chassis and body, charging, applicable incentives, physical damage insurance and maintenance costs for the term of the agreement bundled into a single monthly payment for simplification and reduces the customer’s upfront investment while lowering long-term risk with the option to walk away at the end of the term. The contract includes telematics with battery monitoring; a high-voltage battery performance guarantee; all scheduled maintenance; all preventative maintenance; all repairs excluding accidents, tires and glass; towing for warrantable failure to the nearest Mack Certified Electric Vehicle Dealer and Mack OneCall.