Tesla didn’t just adopt electric motors—they reimagined them from the ground up. This video dives into the cutting-edge innovations behind Tesla’s high-efficiency induction and permanent magnet motors ...

For the rear wheels of a Tesla, those forces are provided by a motor with permanent magnets, materials with the strange property of having a steady magnetic field, without any electrical input ...

Without increasing the size of the battery, Tesla claims it's improved range, power and torque enough to make for faster 0 - 60 MPH times. The Long Range Model S was previously EPA rated for up to ...

Moving forward, Tesla aims to continue producing and using a permanent magnet motor, but it won't require any rare earth elements. The image at the top of the page shows the next-gen motor's "0 ...

Model 3 and Model Y powertrains have already reduced consumption of heavy rare earths by a quarter, and Tesla’s next drive unit includes a permanent magnet motor that doesn’t use any of the ...

Many electric vehicles (EV) use the permanent magnetic properties of rare earth metals to make their electric motors as efficient as possible. Earlier this year, Tesla announced that it would ...

Model 3 and Model Y powertrains have already reduced consumption of heavy rare earths by a quarter, and Tesla’s next drive unit includes a permanent magnet motor that doesn’t use any of the ...

Rare earths consultancy Adamas Intelligence agrees, opens new tab, noting that ferrite magnets are "a proven concept", already used by General Motors , opens new tab in its 2016 Chevy Volt.