EM-TECH and HighScape joined forces to present cutting-edge research on electric motor technologies that promise to reshape vehicle design and efficiency. Their joint publication, presented at TRA2024, is now available as open access:
“Innovative E-Motor Technologies for E-Axles and E-Corners Vehicle Architectures Enabling Highly Efficient and Sustainable E-Mobility”

The paper presents innovative advancements from the two projects focused on electric traction machines and their wide bandgap (WBG)-based drives and components. It highlights how these innovations aim to improve energy efficiency, reduce size and weight, and lower costs across various vehicle types, including passenger cars and commercial vehicles. EM-TECH’s contributions include modular on-board axial flux machines designed to cut costs for scalable centralized electric axle powertrains, in-wheel motors with integrated electric gearing to broaden the efficient operating range of electric corner powertrains, and the use of recycled permanent magnets to enhance sustainability. Meanwhile, HighScape focuses on the seamless physical and functional integration of WBG-based power electronics—including traction inverters, onboard chargers, DC/DC converters, and drives for auxiliaries and actuators—to further advance performance and compactness in electric vehicle powertrains.

This research underlines EM-TECH and HighScape commitment to developing scalable, compact, and efficient propulsion systems in alignment with the European Green Deal and Fit for 55 objectives.