An electric motor replaces the gasoline engine and a 16.5 kilowatt-hour battery system, made by Tesla Motors, is in the mid-section of the car.

电动马达取代了汽油引擎和16.5千瓦小时的电池系统，由特斯拉汽车公司提出，在中赛车的部分。

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By contrast, the Tesla Roadster USES just one gear-such is the flexibility of its three-phase induction motor.

相反地，特斯拉跑车公司只需要动用一个传动设备——那就是三相诱导式发动机的灵活性。

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Weighing in at 52kg (115lb), the Tesla Roadster's tiny three-phase induction motor is no bigger than a watermelon.

重达52千克（115磅），特斯拉跑车公司的小型三相诱导式发动机甚至还没有一个西瓜大。

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