ENA Sectors 2025-09-09 17:26:18 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, Sep 9 (KNN)</strong> India is fast-tracking efforts to develop electric vehicle (EV) motors that do not rely on rare earth magnets, as Chinas export restrictions threaten to disrupt supply chains.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">At a laboratory in Faridabad, engineers at Sterling Gtake E-Mobility are testing advanced reluctance motors that replace rare-earth materials with tightly wound metal coils.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Seven leading automakers in India are currently evaluating these magnet-free motors. If successful, commercial rollout could begin within a year&mdash;well ahead of the earlier 2029 timeline.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">In June, Sterling signed a licensing agreement with UK-based Advanced Electric Machines to bring this technology into domestic production.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">China, which controls over 90% of global rare earth processing, imposed export curbs in April, partly in retaliation to U.S. tariffs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">While Beijing later relaxed restrictions for the U.S. and Europe, India remains excluded due to unresolved diplomatic frictions. This has intensified challenges for the countrys EV industry, which had pending applications for rare earth imports.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">To counter this, Indian firms such as Sona Comstar, Chara Technologies, and Conifer are developing alternatives using ferrite magnets, lighter rare earths, and magnet-free solutions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">At the same time, the Indian government is preparing new incentives for domestic mining and processing of critical minerals. Talks are also underway with Japanese and South Korean companies to enhance supply security.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The push highlights Indias determination to reduce its reliance on Chinese supply chains and strengthen its EV ecosystem at a time when global demand for clean mobility solutions is accelerating.</span></p> <p><em><strong><span style="font-size:14px">(KNN Bureau)</span></strong></em></p> 43443 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/india-accelerates-alternative-ev-motor-development-amid-chinas-rare-earth-export-curbs 2025-09-09 17:26:18 knnindia.co.in