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 ...

Never mind present-day’s bonny blather on the benefits of electric, hydrogen and biofuel power. How do you feel about magnets? Better make up your mind, stat; as of this morning, a company named ...

Permanent magnet motors use magnets—rather than windings—to create the magnetic field necessary for motor operation. This design eliminates the need for external excitation and significantly reduces ...

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 ...

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 ...

Noveon Magnetics Inc., a San Marcos-based recycler and maker of rare earth magnets, has landed a deal to deliver 1,000 tons of magnets to Nidec Motor Corp. over the next five years. Calling the ...

Notwithstanding China’s softened stand, TVS has done well to call out plainly that India's EV transition is vulnerable at its roots. A rare-earth supply chain, controlled by a single nation with ...