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.

Nikola Tesla’s passion for AC started indirectly ... along materials and made his first AC induction motor, seeing an AC motor turning without a commutator for the first time.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

While it almost seems like an insane fever dream from an otherwise brilliant inventor, Nikola Tesla’s plan to harvest ... with his most recent atmospheric motor. To help solve some of the ...

The Wall Street Journal first reported that Nikola was considering a financial restructuring.

Without Nikola Tesla, many of the conveniences ... and his inventions helped pave the way for alternating current (AC), electric motors, radios, fluorescent lights, lasers, and remote control ...

Born in Smiljan, Austrian Empire, Nikola Tesla immigrated to the United States in 1884 and sold the patent rights of alternating current, motors, and transformers to George Westinghouse.