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GM and Stellantis Back Rare-Earth-Free Permanent Magnet

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For several years, the automobile industry has grappled with a straightforward question: Is it possible to produce a powerful, efficient, and mass-producible synchronous motor that contains no rare-earth elements at all? For every 100 kilowatts of peak power, an EV motor uses an average of 1.2

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Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford Asks UAW to End Strike

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Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford has asked union members to come together and end the UAW strike before it hampers the business’ ability to invest in future products and facilities. The strike also could cause a fragile parts supply base to collapse, he said. “If It’s the absolute lifeblood of our company.

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The Magnet That Made the Modern World

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It’s one of the great stories of corporate intrigue: General Motors in the US and Sumitomo in Japan independently conceived the technology, and then worked in secret, racing to commercialize the technology, and without even being aware of the other’s efforts. Today, some 95 percent of permanent magnets are neodymium-iron-boron.

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Are Rising EV Inventories Proof Nobody Wants Them?

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Despite elevated fuel prices, aggressive marketing, and most companies vowing to transition toward building electrified automobiles exclusively, America has an EV supply of more than 100 days on dealer lots. Power, recently told Automotive News this is the result of supply chain improvements.

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

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Today, Bosch supplies electric powertrains, systems, and components to automakers worldwide. As the automotive industry races toward an electrified future, Bosch is accelerating its R&D into the essential building blocks of electric drivetrains. The capacitor is one of the most expensive components of the inverter.

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Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

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Daihatsu, on the other hand, generally fell just within the negative zone. The study also highlights the potential improvement that a car giant like General Motors has in how it could improve its long-term sustainability performance. Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing (2009). billion from 1999 to 2007.

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2025-2035: Rewriting The Automotive History

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A recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund indicates that electric vehicle sales volumes are growing at a rapid pace, signalling an epochal shift in the auto industry over the next decade. But now we are going to replace the engine altogether with more efficient electric motors and that is going to be a game-changer.