Japan: Hitachi develops rare earth-free 11 kW motor

Hitachi announced on 14 April on its Japanese-language site, as reported by Green Car Congress, that it has developed an 11kW synchronous electric motor without using neodymium or dysprosium for its permanent magnet. Hitachi says the new 11kW motor, which the company hopes to launch for industrial applications by 2014, has Subscribe to Automotive World … Continued

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• April 16, 2012