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Re:Led by Tesla, EVs drive chip industry's shift beyond silicon by adrr on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @02:06AM (#28441450)
Articles refer to the rear motors as DC similar to the DC motor used in the leaf. Here's an example:

https://www.motortrend.com/news/electric-cars-explained-gear...

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Re:Led by Tesla, EVs drive chip industry's shift beyond silicon by elihu on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @04:44AM (#28442481)
I'm pretty sure the author of that article is just confused. The synchronous reluctance motors in the Model 3 run on AC just like an induction motor, but can be thought of as a DC motor if you consider the whole inverter/motor assembly, just like an induction motor.
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