Tesla Model S Propulsion is Explained
As posted by Learn Engineering on 5/30/17

I recently had Solar City (the solar energy subsidiary of Tesla, Inc.) over to my house to discuss solar panels.  Besides the fact that they could do everything that was impossible for ever other solar company I had spoken with, I had the opportunity to drive the rep’s Tesla Model S.  As a dyed in the wool manual transmission guy, I was not expecting to like it . . . but boy was I wrong.  Most notably:

• The unresponsive and otherwise problematic shifting of automatic transmissions is a non-issue here because there is only one gear so-to-say.
• Difficulties in using down shifting to brake the car, particularly with continuously variable transmission vehicles, is also a non-issue.  As soon as you take your foot off the accelerator, the car brakes.  Plus, the level of braking is adjustable on the Touchscreen Display.
• The foregoing, so-called “regenerative braking” is the conversion of the vehicle’s kinetic energy into chemical energy stored in the battery, where it can be used to later drive the vehicle.
• Finally, the acceleration was unbelievable and I wan’t sure why . . . and that’s the impetus for this blog post.

This video will unveil the hidden technologies behind the Tesla Model S, which recently became the world’s fastest accelerating car. We will see how electric cars have achieved superior performance by analyzing the technology behind the induction motor, inverter, lithium ion battery power source, regenerative braking and above all, the synchronized vehicle mechanism, in a logical, step-by-step manner. The working and features of Tesla car is explained here with help of animation.

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Tesla, Inc. is an American automaker, energy storage company, and solar panel manufacturer based in Palo Alto, California. Founded in 2003, the company specializes in electric cars, lithium-ion battery energy storage, and residential photovoltaic panels (through the subsidiary company SolarCity). The additional products Tesla sells include the Tesla Powerwall and Powerpack batteries, solar panels and solar roof tiles.