Available battery power is not really a concern, as the system maintains the charge via its permanent
magnet motor generator, which also starts the engine and controls transmission ratios.
Not exact matches
«The ability to print high - strength
magnets in complex shapes is a game changer for the design of efficient electric
motors and
generators,» he said.
The
motor -
generators that start the engine are brushless permanent
magnet DC
motors and up to the task.
The engine is paired with two Honda - developed electric
motors — a propulsion
motor and a
generator / starter
motor — that are the first drive
motors in the world to use permanent
magnets containing no heavy rare - earth metals.
Mountain Pass's mine contains a rare - earth ore that yields neodymium, the pixie dust of green tech — necessary for the lightweight permanent
magnets that make Prius
motors zoom and for the
generators that give wind turbines their electrical buzz.