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Next-gen spoked magnet design spins up cheaper, lighter, more powerful electric motor

tl;dr
When magnets get hot, the performance of an electric motor drops, and current motor design used in cars makes directly cooling them hard to impossible. So you need more expensive magnets that can handle the heat, or use a bigger, heavier motor for a given power output.

The spoke arrangement of magnets(above, black the magnets) makes direct cooling of the magnets possible. The arrangement also means less magnet material is is needed for the same output; 25% less.

Not a new concept, but this company, Equipmake, has a cheaper way of making them. Their motors will appear in the Ariel Hipercar and an electric bus, both planned for 2020.

Renault and Nissan chief executive is arrested after 'hiding millions in pay' | Daily Mail Online

The man who pushed the leaf, version 1 ostensibly getting a hundred miles although it only got 70... getting his Just Desserts. Excuse me while I go cry him a river.
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I'm surprised no one has posted this yet.

The 2020 Corolla sedan was revealed today and a hybrid is on the powertrain options list.


BUT...............


Information to come on Nov 28 (alongside the 2019 Prius info)

Corolla Goes Hybrid | Toyota USA Newsroom


Regular non-hybrid sedan info

All-New 2020 Toyota Corolla Ready to Rock the Sedan World | Toyota USA Newsroom