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Application Of Nikola Tesla 's Alternating Current Induction Motor

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A notable application of Nikola Tesla’s Alternating Current induction motor is the Electric Vehicle (EV). EVs are powered by an electric motor rather than a conventional gasoline engine. It is important to make the distinction between an EV and a hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or hydrogen fuel cell car. For our analysis, an EV is a vehicle that is completely driven by an electric motor, which is powered by a large battery, such as the BMW i3 and the Tesla Model S.
Although EVs have been available since the 1890s, when EVs outsold gasoline powered cars ten to one [1], they have become more relevant in the past decade as greenhouse gas emissions reach all time highs. In fact, atmospheric CO2 (the primary greenhouse gas emitted from combustion) concentration as of September 2015 was 397.64 ppm [2]. To put this figure into perspective, consider that in the past 400 thousand years (excluding the last century) CO2 concentration did not surpass 300 ppm [3]. The increase in atmospheric CO2 can be correlated to an increase in the average global temperature. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) the increase in greenhouse gases collectively over the past two centuries has led to a temperature increase of 0.85◦C [4]. Although some may claim that the effect of the rise of CO2 concentration levels on average temperature is exaggerated, it is generally accepted that increases in atmospheric CO2 lead to higher temperatures. Higher average global temperatures serve as

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