diff --git a/libraries/AP_BLHeli/AP_BLHeli.cpp b/libraries/AP_BLHeli/AP_BLHeli.cpp
index 6d944f221bef8..0e7c792701e08 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_BLHeli/AP_BLHeli.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_BLHeli/AP_BLHeli.cpp
@@ -1472,10 +1472,12 @@ void AP_BLHeli::read_telemetry_packet(void)
     update_rpm(normalized_motor_idx, new_rpm);
 
     TelemetryData t {
-        .temperature_cdeg = int16_t(buf[0] * 100),
         .voltage = float(uint16_t((buf[1]<<8) | buf[2])) * 0.01,
         .current = float(uint16_t((buf[3]<<8) | buf[4])) * 0.01,
         .consumption_mah = float(uint16_t((buf[5]<<8) | buf[6])),
+        .usage_s = 0,
+        .last_update_ms = 0,
+        .temperature_cdeg = int16_t(buf[0] * 100),
     };
 
     update_telem_data(normalized_motor_idx, t,
diff --git a/libraries/AP_DroneCAN/AP_DroneCAN.cpp b/libraries/AP_DroneCAN/AP_DroneCAN.cpp
index b72899bf72cae..61c9eea89a7cd 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_DroneCAN/AP_DroneCAN.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_DroneCAN/AP_DroneCAN.cpp
@@ -629,9 +629,12 @@ void AP_DroneCAN::handle_hobbywing_StatusMsg2(const CanardRxTransfer& transfer,
     uint8_t esc_index;
     if (hobbywing_find_esc_index(transfer.source_node_id, esc_index)) {
         TelemetryData t {
-            .temperature_cdeg = int16_t(msg.temperature*100),
             .voltage = msg.input_voltage*0.1f,
             .current = msg.current*0.1f,
+            .consumption_mah = 0.0f,
+            .usage_s = 0,
+            .last_update_ms = 0,
+            .temperature_cdeg = int16_t(msg.temperature*100),
         };
         update_telem_data(esc_index, t,
                           AP_ESC_Telem_Backend::TelemetryType::CURRENT|
@@ -1430,9 +1433,12 @@ void AP_DroneCAN::handle_ESC_status(const CanardRxTransfer& transfer, const uavc
     }
 
     TelemetryData t {
-        .temperature_cdeg = int16_t((KELVIN_TO_C(msg.temperature)) * 100),
         .voltage = msg.voltage,
         .current = msg.current,
+        .consumption_mah = 0.0f,
+        .usage_s = 0,
+        .last_update_ms = 0,
+        .temperature_cdeg = int16_t((KELVIN_TO_C(msg.temperature)) * 100),
     };
 
     update_rpm(esc_index, msg.rpm, msg.error_count);
diff --git a/libraries/AP_ESC_Telem/AP_ESC_Telem_Backend.h b/libraries/AP_ESC_Telem/AP_ESC_Telem_Backend.h
index b6d6725a55fa1..105e091c2e4a4 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_ESC_Telem/AP_ESC_Telem_Backend.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_ESC_Telem/AP_ESC_Telem_Backend.h
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ class AP_ESC_Telem_Backend {
 public:
 
     struct TelemetryData {
-        int16_t  temperature_cdeg;  // centi-degrees C, negative values allowed
         float voltage;              // Volt
         float current;              // Ampere
         float consumption_mah;      // milli-Ampere.hours
         uint32_t usage_s;           // usage seconds
-        int16_t  motor_temp_cdeg;   // centi-degrees C, negative values allowed
         uint32_t last_update_ms;    // last update time in milliseconds, determines whether active
+        int16_t  temperature_cdeg;  // centi-degrees C, negative values allowed
+        int16_t  motor_temp_cdeg;   // centi-degrees C, negative values allowed
         uint16_t types;             // telemetry types present
         uint16_t count;             // number of times updated
 
diff --git a/libraries/AP_ESC_Telem/AP_ESC_Telem_SITL.cpp b/libraries/AP_ESC_Telem/AP_ESC_Telem_SITL.cpp
index 25f84fb285c69..506f75873fb2d 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_ESC_Telem/AP_ESC_Telem_SITL.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_ESC_Telem/AP_ESC_Telem_SITL.cpp
@@ -67,10 +67,12 @@ void AP_ESC_Telem_SITL::update()
 
         // some fake values so that is_telemetry_active() returns true
         TelemetryData t {
-            .temperature_cdeg = 3200,
             .voltage = 16.8f,
             .current = 0.8f,
             .consumption_mah = 1.0f,
+            .usage_s = 0,
+            .last_update_ms = 0,
+            .temperature_cdeg = 3200,
         };
 
         update_telem_data(motor, t,
diff --git a/libraries/AP_KDECAN/AP_KDECAN.cpp b/libraries/AP_KDECAN/AP_KDECAN.cpp
index db0afdf4aba7e..1eafc0c103101 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_KDECAN/AP_KDECAN.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_KDECAN/AP_KDECAN.cpp
@@ -134,9 +134,12 @@ void AP_KDECAN_Driver::handle_frame(AP_HAL::CANFrame &frame)
                 update_rpm(idx, uint16_t(uint16_t(frame.data[4] << 8 | frame.data[5]) * 60UL * 2 / num_poles));
 
                 const TelemetryData t {
-                    .temperature_cdeg = int16_t(frame.data[6] * 100),
                     .voltage = float(uint16_t(frame.data[0] << 8 | frame.data[1])) * 0.01f,
                     .current = float(uint16_t(frame.data[2] << 8 | frame.data[3])) * 0.01f,
+                    .consumption_mah = 0.0f,
+                    .usage_s = 0,
+                    .last_update_ms = 0,
+                    .temperature_cdeg = int16_t(frame.data[6] * 100),
                 };
                 update_telem_data(idx, t,
                     AP_ESC_Telem_Backend::TelemetryType::CURRENT |