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Why does Tesla use an AC motor, requiring an inverter and associated efficiency loss, when Elon Musk's hope is for Teslas to ultimately be powered by solar energy (DC) that is stored in home batteries (DC)? Why not DC at the final step?

by /u/iwantathink in /r/askscience

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