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     Summary / Reader Response Draft #3 The article “A Critical Review of Emerging Technologies for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles” introduces the latest Tri Motor All-Wheel Drive electric motor system that is utilized on the Tesla Model S Plaid electric vehicle (Lee, Hua, Long, Jiang, & Iyer, 2021). The function of an electric motor system is to propel an electric vehicle forward by using electricity. The Tesla “All-Wheel Drive” system uses independent front and rear motors (Tesla, n.d.). The same article stated that the system allows improvements in both capability and traction, thus enabling quick responses from the accelerator pedal. The Tesla “Tri Motor” configuration utilizes all four wheels with a total of three AC induction motors that are generated by a 407-volt lithium-ion battery pack (Owen, 2023). The motors are uniquely carbon-wrapped (Crider, 2021), and feature an improved heat pump and thermal system (Dent, 2021). With the several enhanced features of the Tri Motor All