Not the same, yet this is brought up as a defense every time someone calls Tesla out on this sort of thing.
There is no ambiguous definition of kWh. 1 kWh is 3.6 megajoules.
And here is what I've gathered so far:
- Original 60 - ~61 kWh total capacity, ~58.5 kWh usable.
- 85/P85/85D/P85D - ~81.5 kWh total capacity, ~77.5 kWh usable
- 90D/P90D - ~85.8 kWh total capacity, 81.8 kWh usable
- Original 70 - ~71.2 kWh total capacity, 68.8 kWh usable
- 75/75D - 75 kWh total capacity, 72.6 kWh usable
- Software limited 60/60D - 62.4 kWh usable
- Software limited 70/70D - 65.9 kWh usable
Edit: For clarification, the larger packs use a 4 kWh bottom lockout and the smaller packs use a 2.4 kWh bottom lockout. This capacity (included in the "total capacity" numbers above) is NOT usable for driving or other purposes.
In only a few cases do the packs actually have the advertised total capacity, and in no case is the advertised capacity the usable capacity. None of the higher capacity models match or exceed their badged capacity by any metric. This should be wholly unacceptable, yet people continue to make lame excuses as to why we should accept this as it is. I do not.
