Objective The future of road transport is electric - within the foreseeable future, pure electric vehicles (EVs) will populate our roads. Vital to the success of this transition is improved, next-generation motors based on improved magnetic materials; which provide high levels of flux at elevated temperatures, while retaining resistance to reverse magnetic fields and the corrosion problems associated with running electric motors in an automotive application. Currently, these magnets are based on the rare-earth elements neodymium and dysprosium, which are predominantly mined in China (>95%). Exports are being restricted as a result of an expanding domestic market and a policy of relocating magnet manufacturing to China, thereby multiplying the costs of raw materials for magnet manufacturers in Europe. The rare-earth crisis is particularly critical for heavy rare earths such as dysprosium that are currently required to assure the high-temperature performance of magnets. MAG-DRIVE will research and develop novel microstructural-engineering strategies that will dramatically improve the properties of magnets based on light rare-earth elements, especially the coercivity, which will enable them to be used for EV applications above 100°C. These magnets will also be designed-to-recycle, with an emphasis on reducing conventional rare-earth magnets’ need for easily oxidising grain boundaries. The project will integrate these magnets into motors that have increased efficiency, with a system developed by VALEO for integration into their next generation of pure EV motor. The MAG-DRIVE project includes leading research groups from Slovenia, Serbia and the UK, together with SMEs from Slovenia and Germany and VALEO, and will deliver materials and systems with increased energy efficiency over a wide range of temperatures and operating conditions as well as reducing costs and dependency on imports for next-generation electric vehicles. Fields of science social sciencessocial geographytransportelectric vehiclesagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturegrains and oilseeds Programme(s) FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics) Topic(s) GC.SST.2013-2. - Next generation electric motors Call for proposal FP7-SST-2013-RTD-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN EU contribution € 482 063,84 Address Jamova 39 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jadran Lenarčič (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR SAS France EU contribution € 380 258,00 Address RUE ANDRE BOULLE 2 94000 Creteil See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Val-de-Marne Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Philippe Hamon (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data DR. KOCHANEK ENTWICKLUNGSGESELLSCHAFT Germany EU contribution € 602 008,16 Address FREIHEITSSTRASSE 57 67434 NEUSTADT See on map Region Rheinland-Pfalz Rheinhessen-Pfalz Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Wolfgang Kochanek (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM United Kingdom EU contribution € 411 344,80 Address Edgbaston B15 2TT Birmingham See on map Region West Midlands (England) West Midlands Birmingham Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact May Chung (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MAGNETI LJUBLJANA PODJETJE ZA PROIZVODNJO MAGNETNIH MATERIALOV DD Slovenia EU contribution € 169 704,00 Address STEGNE 37 1000 Ljubljana See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Irena škulj (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY, TECHNOLOGY AND METALLURGY Serbia EU contribution € 207 270,00 Address Njegoseva 12 11000 Belgrade See on map Region Србија - север Београдски регион Београдска област Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Dana Vasiljevic-Radovic (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON United Kingdom EU contribution € 296 351,20 Address 327 MILE END ROAD E1 4NS London See on map Region London Inner London — East Tower Hamlets Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Greg Dow (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data