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Tesla Electric Cars

By Nadia and Keller

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What is it?

  • Car powered by electricity without a single drop of gasoline
  • Created by Tesla in 2003
  • Unlike other electric cars, the Tesla Roadster is modeled like a sportscar

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How It Works

  • Four Main Systems:
    • Energy Storage System
    • Power Electronics Module
    • Electric Motor
    • Sequential Manual Transmission
  • Takes 3.5 hours for a completely dead Tesla battery to fully charge
  • Has a unique PIN number in order to start car

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Tech Info

  • The Roadster is powered by a 3-Phase Alternating Current Induction Motor
  • 375 volts push up to 900 Amps of current into the motor to create magnetic fields.
  • The battery contains 6,831 lithium ion cells and is the most energy dense battery in the industry, storing 56 kWh of energy.

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Tesla Roadster Model Info

  • 0 to 60 in 4 seconds
  • Weight: 2,500 pounds
  • Top Speed: Over 130 mph
  • Battery Life: Over 100,000 miles
  • Range: 250 miles EPA highway

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Information about Tesla

  • Tesla company has almost no connection to the American auto industry
  • Owner had no auto industry experience when he started
  • Tesla started because Martin Eberhard (founder) got frustrated because auto industry couldn’t make a successful electric car

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Electric Cars the Next Big Thing?

  • Yes, because:
    • Will probably always be more expensive than combustion engine cars
    • As fossil fuels go out, electric cars will be cheaper to because of gas prices and environmental impact
    • Electric cars are more efficient
    • Making of them causes less uy in the long run because of gas prices and pollution

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