German automotive part maker Mahle is developing an electric motor that does not require permanent magnets, and so does not need rare earth elements. Like a permanent magnet synchronous motor, favoured by many electric vehicle makers, Mahle’s motor is a synchronous machine, but instead of rare earth permanent magnets in the rotor it has electromagnets. To ...

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