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Magnetic Materials That Could Replace Rare Earths in EV Motors

Many will be aware of the concerns around rare earth materials, such as price volatility and environmental impact. One way to alleviate concerns is by adopting magnetic materials that do not contain rare earths. Based on IDTechEx's latest research report on "Electric Motors for Electric Vehicles 2025-2035: Technologies, Materials, Markets, and Forecasts", this article will cover some of the most promising alternatives and their trade-offs.

Tetronics

Tetronics is a UK-based company that has developed a plasma technology for industrial heating, critical material recovery, and green hydrogen production. IDTechEx attended Tetronics' presentation at the Hydrogen Technology Expo in Hamburg. This company profile will primarily focus on hydrogen production, but also highlight some other applications of its technology.

PowerCell

PowerCell is a Swedish fuel cell company, based in Gothernburg, that has been operating for almost 30 years. The company targets marine, aviation, off-road, on-road and stationary power generation sectors for the installation of its proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs).

Foresight Automotive

This profile examines Foresight Automotive's flexible stereovision solutions for automotive, including flexible camera placement and thermal camera stereovision.

Powin — Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

Powin Energy Corporation (Powin) is a battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator, based in Oregon, US.

ROHM's SiC and GaN for EV Powertrains

IDTechEx spoke to ROHM at PCIM 2024 to discuss progress in its SiC MOSFET technology and business, where ROHM discusses the demand for SiC MOSFETs and showed some applications of its power modules from tier-one suppliers and automotive OEMs. ROHM discusses its predictions for SiC and GaN in automotive.