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Porsche, Ferrari, Tesla and I'm not sure about the Volt are all induction motors. The advantage, aside from being cheaper with no rare earth magnet is that you can control the magnetic field in the rotor by limiting the current (slip) and reduce losses when less than peak torque is needed.
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Old 10-13-2013, 04:04 PM
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