Gallium nitride (GaN) is moving into higher-power electric vehicle (EV) applications as engineers look for ways to improve power-conversion efficiency and reduce the size of vehicle power electronics. While GaN is already established in lower-power … [Read more...]
Researchers to evaluate aluminum-scandium wire for EV traction motors
Scandium Canada has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Windsor’s Center for Hybrid Automotive Research and Green Energy (CHARGE) to evaluate aluminum-scandium alloy wire for electric vehicle (EV) traction-motor … [Read more...]
Hirect expands copper processing capabilities for EV traction motor applications
Hirect announced the commercial availability of its copper conductor product line at CWIEME 2026 in Berlin. The portfolio includes Continuously Transposed Conductors (CTC), Paper Insulated Copper Conductors (PICC), and Enameled Paper … [Read more...]
Cyclic Materials to expand rare earth recycling operations in South Carolina
Cyclic Materials, an advanced recycling company focused on rare earth elements (REEs) and other critical materials, announced plans to invest more than USD $82 million to establish a rare earth recycling campus in McBee, South Carolina. The site … [Read more...]
Testing confirms magnet and heavy rare earth elements at Graphite Creek in Alaska
Graphite One has announced independent testing results confirming the presence of rare earth elements (REEs) within garnet material at its Graphite Creek deposit in Alaska. Several of the identified REEs are used in permanent magnets for electric … [Read more...]
Century Lithium demonstrates REE and lithium recovery
Century Lithium Corp. has reported positive results from its ongoing test work on the recovery of rare earth elements (REEs) from primary lithium leach solutions generated from its 100%-owned Angel Island lithium project in Nevada. Initial testing … [Read more...]
What are the latest cooling technologies for EV traction motors?
Electric vehicle (EV) traction motors must withstand sustained high power and high-speed operation. Keeping them properly cooled is essential to EV powertrain design and implementation. Several options exist for cooling EV traction motors depending … [Read more...]