Will Standard Range M3 have Long Range battery?

[TonyWilliams]

See attached poll.

 

[Troy]

Hi. The Electrek article here says the large pack has 4,416 cells and the small one has 2,976 cells. The article looks credible to me. Therefore, in my opinion, the answer is no. The small pack is not a software limited version of the large pack. Also, the small pack is 55 kWh and the large pack is 80 kWh. Unfortunately, Tesla is under advertising the battery capacity to make the 75 kWh Model S look good. On page 137 of this old Model 3 manual, it says 75 kWh, even though the battery has 78.27 kWh usable capacity which is 5 kWh more than the 73.2 kWh of the 75 kWh S/X pack. The data source for 73.2 kWh is page 16 here.

Model 3 80 kWh
Actual capacity: 80.5 kWh (350V*230Ah= 80,500 Wh. Source for 350V and 230 Ah, see page 3 here)
Usable capacity: 78.27 kWh (Source: see page 6 footer here)
Cell count: 4,416 (source)

Model 3 55 kWh
Actual capacity: 54.25 kWh (This is an estimate calculated from cell counts: 80,500/4416*2976= 54,250 Wh)
Usable capacity: 52.75 kWh (This is an estimate calculated from cell counts: 78,270/4416*2976= 52,747 Wh)
Cell count: 2,976 (source)

 

[ratsbew]

Definitely a different battery. Tesla cannot afford to software lock the battery.

 

[BluestarE3]

Plus there's a 265 pound difference (3814 vs. 3549) between the LR and SR models, which would not be the case if they both have battery packs with the same number of cells.

 

[TonyWilliams]

Hi. The Electrek article here says the large pack has 4,416 cells and the small one has 2,976 cells.

Good info. Coincidently, the 2012-2014 Toyota RAV4 EV also has 4416 cells, but not in 96S configuration.

92S * 48P = 4416 (RAV4 EV)
96S * 46P = 4416 (M3 LR)