Can Electric Cars Be Made Economically Competitive? The Magnet Answer
Sunday, July 4, 2010 - 08:07
in Physics & Chemistry
By optimizing magnets, hybrid and electric cars can be made economically competitive, according to a research project currently underway at St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences in Austria. Their project is seeking to find the ideal composition and structure of high-performance permanent magnets intended for use in cars, a move which can help conserve raw materials and they say the ideal designs can be identified quickly and without major expense, thanks to numerical simulation methods. read more