4-pole AC induction motor that will power the revolutionary Tesla Roadster. Eberhard's most recent blog covers the development of the motor, starting with Nikola Tesla's original patents from 1888.

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Nikola Motors debuted today with a lot of promises about two new plug in vehicles, the Nikola One semi-truck and the Nikola Zero UTV. With Tesla Motors pretty much cornering the market on public ...

Nikola Tesla was not just an inventor. Tesla was a visionary whose inventions and ideas transcended the limits of space and ...

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Introduction of Tesla ... alternating current transmission system, also of Tesla's invention (1888). Before widespread use of Tesla's principle of poly-phase induction for rotating machines, all ...

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