Nidec to supply rare earth free technology for electric vehicles.

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Nidec has announced that it will start delivering switch reluctant electric motors for EVs without rare earth materials to car makers by 2013.

Nidec has announced plans to begin supplying car makers as early as 2013 with their next-generation switch reluctant (SR) motors. These motors work with magnetic reluctance instead of permanent magnets used in conventional electric motors which require rare earth materials.

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