By removing rare earths from the equation, these designs promise cleaner supply chains and more sustainable production.

The incredible power of electric motors can only be matched by how difficult it is to make them. These things need magnets to work, and magnets are made from rare earth elements, which are difficult ...

Bosch, which has its U.S. headquarters in Farmington Hills, has introduced a new generation of permanent-magnet synchronous e ...

The motor series delivers premium efficiency up to 98% with high power density for diverse applications including marine ...

This, says Mahle, is a motor that can haul a big electric truck up a long, steep mountain pass without dropping power, or handle some serious racetrack abuse in a performance car. The prototype SCT ...

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 ...

The electric motors that power today’s EVs rely on permanent magnets made using rare-earth metals such as neodymium. Rare earths are the 15 elements whose atomic numbers run from 57 to 71, plus ...

Any enthusiast will be able to tell you the seat-of-the-pants characteristics of their favorite engine. The torque-peakiness of an Eighties turbo car, the endless rev-hungry climb of a naturally ...

Smaller, lighter drives are intended to ensure lower CO₂ emissions in aviation. Fraunhofer has developed an efficient electric motor.

The electric drive unit features a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PSM) on the front axle. It achieves an efficiency of ...

General Motors and Stellantis are hoping to fix a glaring hole in their electric vehicle roadmaps, with the two automakers setting their sights on a US-made magnet tech that could upend the motors ...