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 ...

GM is looking to Niron Magnetics to help it eliminate problematic rare earth materials from its permanent magnet EV motors. Niron's "Clean Earth" magnets are claimed to be the only rare-earth-free ...

Niron Clean Earth magnets are also said to lose less magnetism over the typical operating temperature range than today’s rare-earth permanent magnets.

Induction motors are environmentally friendly, cost-effective, but less efficient and noisier compared to permanent magnet motors.

Three noteworthy types of electric motors prevail in EVs. These are the synchronous permanent magnet motor, the electrically excited synchronous motor, and the asynchronous induction motor.

A growing number of automakers and suppliers are working on electric vehicle (EV) motors that either do not contain rare earths or dramatically reduce the use of materials that are dominated by China.