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Milestone reached: TRAXIAL next-generation axial flux motor prototype

The EM-TECH project has reached an important milestone with Traxial’s successful development of a next-generation axial flux motor prototype. TRAXIAL addressed a core engineering challenge: 👉 Achieving higher power density while significantly reducing rare earth material usage. The result is a compact, modular motor designed for scalable production and integration into B & C segment vehicles, offering OEMs a powerful and sustainable drivetrain […]

New open access publication available: European Initiatives Addressing High Efficiency and Low-Cost Electric Motors for Circularity and Low use of Rare Resources

SAE WCX 2025 The automotive industry is amidst an unprecedented multi-faceted transition striving for more sustainable passenger mobility and freight transportation. The rise of e-mobility is coming along with energy efficiency improvements, greenhouse gas and non-exhaust emission reductions, driving/propulsion technology innovations, and a hardware-software-ratio shift in vehicle development for road-based electric vehicles. Current R&D activities […]

EM-TECH General Assembly

On July 8 and 9, the EM-TECH consortium gathered in the beautiful city of Kortrijk in Belgium to attend the General Assembly, kindly hosted by our project partner TRAXIAL. As EM-TECH hits the very final phase of the project with the final 6 months already started, all efforts are directed towards final completion of results, […]

#WEDRIVE2ZERO: Interview with DAMIAN BACKES

Co-leader of Pillar 1 “Vehicle technologies and vehicle propulsion solutions for BEV and FCEV” (Research) DAMIAN BACKES, Co-leader of Pillar 1 of 2Zero, where our project belongs to, has been interviewed by 2Zero on the importance of the technology area “Energy efficiency”. Projects such as EM-TECH and many other “focus on developing efficient next-generation electric […]

In-Wheel Motor Demo Day

Including Press Conference Our project partner Elaphe Propulsion Technologies organized an In-Wheel Motor Demo Day, inviting international press to experience the advantages and impact of in-wheel motor technology. The invited journalists not only had the possibility to experience the technology first-hand but were also presented EM-TECH, alongside HighScape and SmartCorners in a press conference. After […]

EM-TECH at EVS 38

EM-TECH is represented at EVS 38 The poster, an output of collaboration between EM-TECH, SmartCorners and HighScape is presented by Florian Ratz. Thanks a lot to all colleagues for providing their input.

RTR SUMMARY REPORT

Did you miss #RTR2025 in February? Then this Summary Report is made for you! Have a read on You’ll find EM-TECH on page 29 as part of parallel session 8. We would like to thank everybody involved in contributing to and making of this summary report!

Project News: from concept to reality

Our project partner Ideas & Motion has communicated a great step ahead, have a read as follows: Reaching a key milestone in the EM-TECH project! 💪At Ideas & Motion, we are ready to share a major achievement in the development of next-generation e-mobility solutions. As part of the EM-TECH project, we have successfully completed a crucial […]

New and Emerging Transport Technologies and Trends in European Research and Innovation Projects 2024

An assessment based on the Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System (TRIMIS) European Commission: Joint Research Centre, RATAJ, M., LODI, C., ZAWIESKA, J., STEPNIAK, M., CHEIMARIOTIS, I., GROSSO, M., PIAZZA, F. and MAROTTA, A., New and Emerging Transport Technologies and Trends in European Research and Innovation Projects 2024, Publications Office of the European […]

EM-TECH @RTR 2025: recording

In case you missed this year RTR2025 – the conference organizers got you covered. Please find here the recording of the session 8 “Innovative components for more efficient EVs”, where Martin Weinzerl, AVL has presented EM-TECH. This session also gives you an overview on the sister projects MAXIMA – Modular AXIal flux Motor for Automotive […]