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Startup Builds EV Motors With No Toxic Rare-Earth Metals, Cut Dependency on Imports

by Siddhi Ashar, Mar 28
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Bengaluru deep-tech startup Chara has built scalable, cloud-controlled electric vehicle motors free of toxic rare-earth metals, thus cutting a massive dependency on imports to accelerate electric mobility in India.

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This can not only reduce dependence on rare earth metals but also address concerns associated with their mining and processing. It also reduces import dependency on these materials, enhancing self-sufficiency.

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With a background in international studies and filmmaking, Siddhi works with the Futures Centre team to creatively push our current imaginaries and create more positive visions of futures rooted in equity. Her works centers around challenging common narratives and working agilely to bring forth more representative ones. Through her role at the Futures Centre, she focuses on the answering the question, how can better climate communication and visioning help stakeholders work together and act intently, empathetically and urgently?

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