AC motors can operate without any moving electrical contacts and without first converting alternating current — delivered by the power company — to direct current. Tesla patented 20 ...

It's an homage to Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), the Serbian inventor and engineer who created the induction motor and alternating-current (AC) power transmission. According to an old post on the ...

Nikola Tesla was born in 1856; he was a Serbian-American engineer and scientist who produced hundreds of discoveries in generating, transmitting, and using electric power. He pioneered AC ...

Elon Musk is technically a “founder” of Tesla, as per a court settlement. He deserves credit for Tesla’s succes, ...

Nowadays, when most people hear "Tesla," they think of the renowned EV manufacturer. However, the EV giant took its name from someone who deserves to be at least as popular as the company: the one ...

Tesla Motors CEO Martin Eberhard is an electrical engineer, so he's qualified to describe the 284-horsepower 3-phase, 4-pole AC induction motor that will power the revolutionary Tesla Roadster.

Time Magazine has released its list of the best inventions of 2012, and while a few automotive products made the cut, the Tesla Model S ... As you may recall, Motor Trend recently called the ...