Did you know GM invented the domestic, affordable permanent magnet? Before this neodymium-iron-boron magnet came along in 1984, electric motors, generators, audio speakers, hard-disk drives, and the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nearly 40 years ago, General Motors invented the rare-earth magnet and thus laid the foundation for modern electric motors. But now the automaker is moving on to a different technology. GM recently ...

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, revealed that they would start the development of a permanent magnet electric vehicle engine. The announcement was made at its investor day 2023, as reported by ...

General Motors (GM) and Niron Magnetics, a company headquartered in Wisconsin, have formed a joint venture to work together on developing a type of electric motor magnet that can be made without the ...

The market’s growth is being propelled by a confluence of transformative industrial trends, led by the electric vehicle (EV) ...

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