User:Stephanie97/Tesla systems

The Tesla system is incredibly advanced and far more impressive than any other vehicle out in the market right now. The car runs on a lithium battery. The specific battery for the Tesla that is rechargeable is called lithium-ion (Thomas Kraft, 2016). The Tesla Roadster has the ESS (Energy storage system) which is basically a cluster of batteries together. Still using the lithium-ion battery within it and it uses a lot of them, thousands to be exact . Ed Grabianowski reports that the car also has a PEM system (Power Electronics Module) which is a power converter and charging system that converts DC power into AC (2016). The Tesla offers a whole new braking system called the regenerative braking system, this allows the car to capture the kinetic energy and transfer it back to the ESS for other uses. The dependency on this car is interesting because you are giving up your own power to control the car and almost letting the car control you. It controls you because you have to put your trust into it, Tesla Motors does encourage the driver to stay alert and pay attention. Although, that only lasts for so long especially when the car can prove it is safe to drive itself. The Tesla has been test driven to perfect the technology being used and to approve that the car is safe. However the car did have its bad effects and people surely found out about them. In relation to the rechargeable battery (being made of lithium-ion) there have been recalls in the previous years due to individual cells overheating and catching flame.