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Are they the EXACT SAME? same connections? same EXACTLY? in other words if both were laid side by side would there be ANY difference other than weight?
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The outter can is the same, one has more modules inside than the other.
 

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And the modules are different inside, not just more. I forget how exactly. It's in a thread somewhere.
 

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And the modules are different inside, not just more. I forget how exactly. It's in a thread somewhere.
I think there were 2 or 3 different module sizes. They pulled the smallest module out for the new reduced capacity ER trucks I think.
 

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IIRC the ER battery has a second layer with additional modules. So same case, but the top lid is taller.

I have not seen a SR battery to confirm but I assume the top lid is flat.

I could be wrong on this, I have only seen the ER battery, but it was my understanding the SR was one layer, the ER added a\the partial second layer.


Wrong...see below
 
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Man, everybody is "remembering" wrong. :facepalm: There are three different size battery packs. The original 98 SR, original 131 ER, and the 122 Medium range (for 2025 Flash job 2*)

All three packs have 9 modules - 6 on bottom, 3 on top. The number of pouch cells in each module differs. Here is a post where the nitty gritty details are:
https://www.f150lightningforum.com/forum/posts/488187/

Basically the ER has 8 large modules and 1 small. The SR has all 9 small. And the MR has 6 large and 3 small.

* - also the ER Pro for fleets
 

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Man, everybody is "remembering" wrong. :facepalm: There are three different size battery packs. The original 98 SR, original 131 ER, and the 122 Medium range (for 2025 Flash job 2*)

All three packs have 9 modules - 6 on bottom, 3 on top. The number of pouch cells in each module differs. Here is a post where the nitty gritty details are:
https://www.f150lightningforum.com/forum/posts/488187/

Basically the ER has 8 large modules and 1 small. The SR has all 9 small. And the MR has 6 large and 3 small.

* - also the ER Pro for fleets
123kWh for the mid range pack. It's what I have in my 25 Flash.
 

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All three packs have 9 modules - 6 on bottom, 3 on top. The number of pouch cells in each module differs. Here is a post where the nitty gritty details are:
https://www.f150lightningforum.com/forum/posts/488187/
At one point In the OOS video of the Lightning production line Kyle asked the Ford rep which battery they were looking at and he said you couldn’t tell just by looking at them so this makes sense.
 

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Man, everybody is "remembering" wrong. :facepalm: There are three different size battery packs. The original 98 SR, original 131 ER, and the 122 Medium range (for 2025 Flash job 2*)

All three packs have 9 modules - 6 on bottom, 3 on top. The number of pouch cells in each module differs. Here is a post where the nitty gritty details are:
https://www.f150lightningforum.com/forum/posts/488187/

Basically the ER has 8 large modules and 1 small. The SR has all 9 small. And the MR has 6 large and 3 small.

* - also the ER Pro for fleets
Thanks for the correction!
 

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And the modules are different inside, not just more. I forget how exactly. It's in a thread somewhere.
If I got the information down correctly:

480 cells = 131 kwh battery in the ER (8 x 55 + 1 x 40) or 96 series groups of 5 parallel cells - 8 x 15kWh and 1 x 11kWh

450 cells = 123 kwh battery in the Flash (6 x 55 + 3 x 40) or 90 series groups of 5 parallel cells - 6 x 15kWh and 3 x 11kWh

360 cells = 98 kwh battery in the SR (9 x 40) or 90 series groups of 4 parallel cells - each module = 11kWh

They all have 9 modules and the 9 modules all take up the same physical space in the truck.

Also, the SR and Flash have one 11kW charger, while the ER has two 9.6kW chargers.
 

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If I got the information down correctly:

480 cells = 131 kwh battery in the ER (8 x 55 + 1 x 40) or 96 series groups of 5 parallel cells - 8 x 15kWh and 1 x 11kWh

450 cells = 123 kwh battery in the Flash (6 x 55 + 3 x 40) or 90 series groups of 5 parallel cells - 6 x 15kWh and 3 x 11kWh

360 cells = 98 kwh battery in the SR (9 x 40) or 90 series groups of 4 parallel cells - each module = 11kWh

They all have 9 modules and the 9 modules all take up the same physical space in the truck.

Also, the SR and Flash have one 11kW charger, while the ER has two 9.6kW chargers.
Numbers are skewed due to the fact you're calculating it based on energy available for use, the packs themselves are larger in capacity than the stated usable capacity.
 
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Numbers are skewed due to the fact you're calculating it based on energy available for use, the packs themselves are larger in capacity than the stated usable capacity.
True, just going with the numbers I got from a Ford source.
 

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True, just going with the numbers I got from a Ford source.
From the owners manual link in Ford pass for my truck they show this info and I have the 123kWh rating.

Ford F-150 Lightning Footprint of 131Kwh battery vs 98 kw battery Screenshot_20250907_105300_Chrome
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