Just about every electric vehicle at this point uses DC induction motors. Many support AC fast charging with various sorts of battery hacks, but Lithium Ion batteries are kind of inherently DC when it comes to applying power to the motors. At this point DC motors generally seem to out-class their AC counterparts
other than the efficiency of using the same current as walled outlets in homes.
The article puts it this way in a bullet point toward the top:
> DC motors and appliances have higher efficiency and power to size characteristics.
