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New AWD Motor Info from fueleconomy.gov

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Ok, I am confused. The chart shows the rwd version uses 26 kWh/100 miles, which means about an 80 kw pack. Seems close, but the AWD uses 29 kWh/100 miles and would require a 90 kw pack to get 310 miles? How does that work?
 
That's how the S it's configured so it makes sense the 3 is the same.

There is a substantial difference from the Model S in that the rear motor in the non-P Model S is physically smaller than Model S P. Here it is the same size motor is both and the D is just having less current run through it. It'll be interesting to see both the P and D run on a dyno to get an idea of the differences in the shape of the power curves that Tesla has programmed for them.
 
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So
-- 'P' has the standard "full power" rear LR RWD motor, in addition to new front motor; while
-- LR AWD has a reduced capacity rear motor vs. LR RWD?


Nope.

They're physically the same drive units (though lot sorted- with probably doesn't mean much with modern MFG tolerances). It's a software limitation. Mechanically the AWD and the P-AWD are the same car as far as anything Tesla has said.


That's only part of the story. How many kW can the battery output at peak?

Maybe the AWD battery can't run both motors at max but the PAWD can?

Also nope- appears to be the same battery pack in all LR cars... (which is 1200 amp max output, and 370kw max output per the earlier hacked battery info- though again those are software limits and could potentially go higher)
 
Also nope- appears to be the same battery pack in all LR cars... (which is 1200 amp max output, and 370kw max output per the earlier hacked battery info- though again those are software limits and could potentially go higher)
Isn’t there more involved with max power output than pack size? I was under the impression that the performance model had beefier electrical components as well.
 
Isn’t there more involved with max power output than pack size? I was under the impression that the performance model had beefier electrical components as well.

What gave you that impression?

Elons own tweet states the AWD and P use literally the same drive units, just lot-sorted so that they best-testing ones go in the Ps (but again there's little reason to think the difference from best to worst is much)

If they were in any way physically not the same components then sorting them would make no sense.
 
Isn’t there more involved with max power output than pack size? I was under the impression that the performance model had beefier electrical components as well.
There was one Musk Tweet that you could parse that way but overall it doesn't seem to fit. It's more-so that they are the same parts "binned" separately that means the ones for the P work very marginally better and thus likely to stand up to the stress of intense use better.

The components aren't going to be able to create power that doesn't come from the battery pack. The best they can do is "not get in the way", and the EPA efficiency numbers suggest the difference in the regards in nil.
 
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