With electric vehicles like Teslas slowly taking over the roads, you might be starting to wonder a little more about how they work.
One of the simplest questions most people have is do Teslas have engines?
The simple answer is:
No, Tesla vehicles do not have engines. Instead, they have electric motors that use battery power stored in the rechargeable batteries inside the vehicle.
And, because they don’t have engines they also don’t need oil changes like regular gas-powered vehicles. Tesla cars, like all electric cars, are actually far less complex and have far fewer parts than cars with internal combustion engines. This is just one of the many advantages of owning an electric car.
How Many Electric Motors Are In A Tesla?
Depending on which Tesla model you have, the number of motors varies from one up to four. The cheaper Tesla models usually have only one. While more expensive models have more.
They also vary in their location, with front wheel drive models having the motor in the front and rear wheel drives in the near.
On the other hand, Tesla’s fastest and most expensive vehicle, the Model S Plaid has a total of three electric motors. One driving the front axle, and two on the rear axle.
And the upcoming Cybertruck will have variants between two and four.
Other electric vehicles will have similar configurations depending on the requirements of the vehicle.
