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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday that China’s decision to block the exports of rare earth magnets in response to President ... “Permanent magnets for this motor is more affected by the ...