Electric motors are everywhere—from the cars we drive to the appliances in our homes—but most rely on rare earth magnets that come with high costs and environmental challenges. A new wave of ...

Can software replace rare-earth materials? This Bengaluru startup uses virtual magnets to eliminate traditional permanent ...

Vimag Labs aims to scale up production of rare-earth-free electric motors at its Haryana facility, targeting ₹100 crore ...

The powerful magnets used in electric vehicle (EV) motors rely on China for much of their rare-earth raw materials. According ...

MUNICH, Germany—ZF unveiled an electric motor that does not require magnets or rare earth materials, reducing reliance on mining in countries such as China and cutting manufacturing's carbon footprint ...

Two great minds in permanent-magnet-free motor design are fusing their know-how to create an even more capable inductive electric motor. Mahle and Valeo have teamed up to introduce what they call the ...

Several companies around the globe have been hard at work innovating and refining magnet-free electric motors to make them a more viable option for the fast-growing EV industry. ZF Friedrichshafen has ...

Japanese manufacturers are developing technologies to make powerful motor magnets used in electric and hybrid vehicles ...

Alongside Tesla’s low-key Cybercab event this week, the company showed off its new rare earth-free Cybercab motor, which reportedly increases power density and efficiency significantly. It’s some kind ...

Emil Motors was founded by engineers Maximilian Güttinger and Johannes Unhold with the objective of redesigning the electric motor to eliminate reliance on rare earth materials while maintaining ...

A British company is set to develop a new generation of fully rare-earth-free and heavy-rare-earth-free axial flux electric motors. YASA has secured UK government’s funding to develop these motors.

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