Automotive Leaders Urged to Break Rare-Earth Dependency Before EV Transition Stalls

Supply chain crisis looms as EV makers urged to ditch rare earths

Advanced Electric Machines warns automotive industry’s rare earth dependency risks EV production disruptions. White paper urges adoption of proven rare-earth-free motor technology, which has logged four million kilometers and cuts [...] The post Supply chain crisis looms as EV makers urged to ditch rare earths appeared first on Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International.

Automotive leaders urged to break rare-earth dependency before EV transition stalls

The UK automotive industry is sleepwalking into its next major supply chain crisis, according to Advanced Electric Machines (AEM), which is urging manufacturers and policymakers to act now to eliminate the sector’s reliance on rare earth materials before it compromises the electric vehicle transition. In a new white paper released today, AEM warns that the widespread use of rare-earth permanent magnet motors in electric vehicles has created a si…