Automakers and aerospace firms are accelerating rare-earth-free motor designs as dependence on neodymium becomes a liability.

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 ...

Is the dependence on rare earths for electric vehicle motors soon to be over? A magnet-free innovation promises to enhance motor efficiency while being more environmentally friendly. Mahle, based in ...

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While electric vehicles certainly offer a host of eco-friendly advantages, they're not without some asterisks, one being the rare earth materials (and harmful mining thereof) used to make the magnets ...

AML's permanent magnets are sized, shaped, and magnetized to optimize performance and cost of end-use products MELBOURNE, Fla., March 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Magnet Lab, Inc. ("AML" or the ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Electric drivetrain innovator Volektra has secured a new funding round to commercialize its proprietary Virtual Magnet motor technology—an ...

The switch to a neodymium-intensive permanent magnet motor in a volume model like the Model 3 has some worried about long-term supply issues. Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally from the Pacific ...

Toyota says it has invented a new magnet for high-energy applications like electric motors that uses a fraction of the amount of neodymium (a rare-earth element) of a standard iron, boron, neodymium ...