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Electric motor manufacturer YASA secures $21M growth funding, opens new Oxford production facility

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YASA, a manufacturer of axial-flux electric motors and controllers ( earlier post ), has raised £15 million (US$21 million) in growth funding. The new production facility will be officially opened today by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Rt Hon Greg Clark MP.

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Hyundai Motor Group to invest €80M in Rimac; collaborating on high-performance EV and FCEV prototypes by 2020

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Hyundai Motor Group and Rimac Automobili (Rimac) announced a strategic partnership aimed to strengthen the Group’s efforts to lead the high-performance electrified vehicle market and enhance its status as a game changer in Clean Mobility. —Euisun Chung, Executive Vice Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group.

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Lucid Motors is ‘making an appearance’ during Elon Musk’s SNL episode

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Elon Musk won’t be the only thing related to the quickly-growing electric car industry to make an appearance during Saturday Night Live this evening. Tesla rival Lucid Motors will also be making an appearance during the famous television program, likely in the form of a commercial. Lucid Motors (@LucidMotors) May 7, 2021.

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200 Years Ago, Faraday Invented the Electric Motor

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After Faraday [left] failed to acknowledge his mentor, Humphry Davy [right], in an 1821 paper on the electric motor, Davy accused him of plagiarism. Cobb's "Michael Faraday's 'Historical Sketch of Electro-Magnetism' and the Theory-Dependence of Experimentation," in the December 2009 issue of Philosophy of Science.).

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Toshiba develops dysprosium-free samarium-cobalt magnet to replace heat-resistant neodymium magnet in motors

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At typical operating temperatures, the samarium-cobalt magnet has superior magnetic properties to the heat-resistant neodymium magnets—which contain dysprosium—currently used in motors. The magnet is highly suited to motors that must combine high heat resistance with high performance and a small size.

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Ford Motors to Manufacture Batteries

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Ford Motors to Manufacture Batteries. Ford motors is always known for their higher standards and the first Electric Car from Ford Motors was released in the year of 2009. At present Ford imports Batteries for their requirement from a South Korean industry named SK innovations. Ford Mustang Mach-E.

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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Used Priuses, especially the Generation 2 that were made from 2004 to 2009 are becoming a bargain to buy, especially for the MPG and features you get in return. There is no need for a starter motor nor clutch in Toyota’s hybrid system. During reversing, the Prius is powered only by the electric motor. How did it all start?

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