Friday, October 24, 2025

What if the Biggest Breakthrough EVs Need Isn't the Battery?

There's a less glamorous side of the EV equation that doesn't get as much attention: the EV electric motor. While the world obsesses over batteries, electric motors for electric vehicles are facing their own bottlenecks " efficiency limits, supply chain vulnerabilities, and thermal management challenges.

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... efficiency limits, supply chain vulnerabilities, and thermal management challenges. ...

Of those cited three bottlenecks, only one is a recent development.

Both efficiency limits and thermal management challenges have been known almost forever regarding EVs.

But supply chain issues (partialloy a.k.a., rare earth minerals) is a relatively new development.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-24 07:11 PM

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