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You shouldn't be affected with a car delivered in 2014. But, just to be safe, I'd check the battery pack's part number before accepting delivery.
There is an exhausting, 144-page thread on the subject. Executive Summary: Yes, it's 'official', and you don't want an A pack.
Older Tesla's limited to 90kW super charging - Page 143
There is an exhausting, 144-page thread on the subject. Executive Summary: Yes, it's 'official', and you don't want an A pack.
Older Tesla's limited to 90kW super charging - Page 143
AndreyATC
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What's the minimum VIN to assume you have B pack?
I guess at some point they switched from A to B within certain VIN ranges
I guess at some point they switched from A to B within certain VIN ranges
The "issue" with the first-revision pack is that it is limited to 90 kW charging at Superchargers. For some people, it's a Big Thing(tm). For others, it's not. I have (perhaps had, we'll see what happens Monday) an "A" pack and I'm not particularly concerned because I've supercharged three times in 15 months of ownership. Other people who use them more may care.
For 85kWh, the highest reported A battery VIN is mine, 9331. However there were mixed A and B deliveries before then. After 9448, all batteries were B or higher. You can check this table for more details: Battery table - Tesla Motors Club - Enthusiasts & Owners Forum
Note that the A vs B distinction does not apply to 60kWh, as they are a different part number and were the newer battery types even in original revision.
AndreyATC
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Kalud
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You can check and add your car to the Battery wiki list there: Battery table - Tesla Motors Club - Enthusiasts & Owners Forum
OP, your car will have a rev D pack, like any car delivered since around September 213, don't worry!
OP, your car will have a rev D pack, like any car delivered since around September 213, don't worry!
Indeed. And just to add to that, there are now concerns regarding a different degradation profile and reliability (as FlasherZ has recently learned). Wrt the former, there is insufficient evidence to reach a conclusion. However on the latter point, we do know that Tesla has replaced a fair number of A packs that have failed. For Sigs, the failure rate seems far greater than 1%, which is concerning.
Back on topic though, all new deliveries are configured with B or better batteries and you needn't worry about getting stuck with an A.
I just want to be fair - the problem I experienced last night has not implicated (yet) the battery pack. It correlates very closely with others who have said that the drive inverter was the failed item and only in certain cases were battery packs replaced. I'll check in when I have more information.
The concerns regarding A vs. B are:
1. 120 kW charging support
2. Taper algorithm with supercharging (different on A than on B)
3. Degradation profile
I don't see #2 discussed earlier in this thread, but it was discussed in depth in the original thread before #3 was even raised.
1. 120 kW charging support
2. Taper algorithm with supercharging (different on A than on B)
3. Degradation profile
I don't see #2 discussed earlier in this thread, but it was discussed in depth in the original thread before #3 was even raised.
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