Model 3 Vin Decoder Question

[Rickster1978]

Just wondering if anyone can assist with a question based on the VIN of my 22 plate M3 which I’m due to collect on Saturday.

For the 22 version am I getting the correct battery? The vin for character 7 is E which the decoder pulls up as ‘typically lithium ion’ but the list of cars it lists under that battery code all end in 2020. Does this indicate that I’m getting older battery tech or am I just interpreting it wrong.

I decided against a used 71 plate as I was hoping to get the slightly larger battery that the 22 had so just double checking that I’m actually getting it.

 

[MrT3]

You cannot tell battery type from the VIN.

Assuming you are referring to an LR, I believe every one delivered this quarter has had the new 79 kWh battery.

 

[simon_rb]

You cannot tell battery type from the VIN.

Assuming you are referring to an LR, I believe every one delivered this quarter has had the new 79 kWh battery.

Is that the 82kWh with 79kWh useable? Or 79kWh total and 75kWh (assuming) usable?

 

[kshar]

Is that the 82kWh with 79kWh useable? Or 79kWh total and 75kWh (assuming) usable?

82 kWh (I haven’t measured how much of it is usable, yet). V5 states battery type as E5LD.

 

[GeorgeSymonds]

If it’s the vin decoder I think it is, (tesla-info and not teslatap) it only reports on cars it has in its database and they’re ones that have appeared used on the tesla website and so can be a year or so old. Tesla used to list new inventory with a correct vin which meant cars listed were bang up to date. It’s useful when looking at a used car but less so when looking at a new one. That said I thought that site had options to find out the battery? Either way, you can’t find the battery size from the vin.

 

[simon_rb]

82 kWh (I haven’t measured how much of it is usable, yet). V5 states battery type as E5LD.

Brilliant, I pick up my LR on 26th. It’s on Govis Symphony, hopefully this has the same battery.

 

[MrT3]

82 kWh (I haven’t measured how much of it is usable, yet). V5 states battery type as E5LD.

E5LD is 79 kWh nominal capacity, around 75.5 kWh usable.

 

[kshar]

E5LD is 79 kWh nominal capacity, around 75.5 kWh usable.

Ignore. I was waylaid by the title