Niron Magnetics has announced a collaboration with MATTER to explore integrating Niron’s Iron Nitride magnet technology and Variable Flux Motor (VFM) designs into MATTER’s high-performance electric motorbike products. The companies unveiled a first prototype at CES 2026.
MATTER says it brings experience in liquid-cooled powertrain design, in-house gearboxes, and intelligent vehicle systems. Niron Magnetics is contributing proprietary Iron Nitride permanent magnets that contain no rare earths, along with VFM motor designs intended for EV applications.
The companies say the collaboration aims to improve torque delivery, efficiency across speed ranges, acceleration and riding range. Unlike conventional electric motors, VFM architectures “eliminate the fundamental trade-off between low-speed torque and high-speed efficiency,” according to Niron, and the benefits set for electric motorcycles are faster acceleration, improved controllability in city conditions, efficient cruising and improved thermal stability.
Niron says it is “scaling the world’s first advanced manufacturing process for the mass production of permanent magnets” based on its Iron Nitride material formulation. MATTER Motor Works was founded in January 2019 in Ahmedabad.
Source: Niron Magnetics
