https://www.adamasintel.com/tesla-rare-earth-free-motor/Implications: Tesla Announces Next Generation Rare-Earth-Free PMSM
Rare earths: “going to be a little hard to meet that demand
At Tesla’s 2023 Investor Day on March 1st the company revealed that its next generation PMSM traction motors would not use rare earth permanent magnets.
As stated by Colin Campbell, VP Powertrain Engineering at Tesla, “as the world transitions to clean energy, demand for rare earths is really increasing dramatically and not only is it going to be a little hard to meet that demand but mining that rare earth, it has environmental and health risks”.
