Efficient, High-Torque Electric Vehicle Motor Advanced Electric
Vehicle Motors with Low or No Rare Earth Content Lee's Summit,
MO 01/31/2012 to 12/31/2014 Rare earths are naturally occurring
minerals with unique magnetic properties that are used in
electric vehicle (EV) motors and wind generators. Because these
minerals are expensive and in limited supply, alternative
technologies must be developed to replace rare-earth-based
magnets in motors and generators. Alternatives to rare earths
will contribute to the cost-effectiveness of EVs and wind
generators, facilitating their widespread use and drastically
reducing the amount of greenhouse gases released into the
atmosphere. Project Innovation + Advantages: QM Power will
develop a new type of electric motor with the potential to
efficiently power future generations of EVs without the use of
rare-earth-based magnets. Many of today's EV motors use rare
earth magnets to efficiently provide torque to the wheels. QM
Power's motors would contain magnets that use no r