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Final Review Meeting

On 19 February, we had the pleasure of gathering at the Steiermark Office in Brussels for the final review meeting of the EM-TECH project. It was a truly great meeting — an opportunity to reflect on three years of intensive collaboration, innovation, and shared ambition. Together with our project partners, reviewers, and stakeholders, we looked […]

EM‑TECH at RTR2026: Final Project Results and Key Impact Highlights

During the RTR2026, the EM‑TECH project took the stage to present its final achievements in the session “Electric motor technologies for next-generation EVs.” As EM‑TECH has concluded its activities, the conference offered an ideal platform to communicate the technological breakthroughs and the broader impact achieved through three years of European collaboration. A central focus of the presentation […]

2Zero State Representative Group visits Politecnico di Torino

Politecnico di Torino was pleased to welcome the 2Zero State Representative Group for a visit dedicated to ongoing Horizon Europe activities supporting the transition to zero-emission mobility. The meeting offered an opportunity to showcase Politecnico di Torino’s active role as a partner in three Horizon Europe projects EM-TECH, HighScape, and SmartCorners, and their contribution to […]

EM-TECH Final Webinar: Session 4 recording

It’s a wrap! Here ist the recording of the last session of our Final Webinar Series, including:: PO8: Digital twinning of electric drives- presented by Liaoyuan Ran (University of Surrey) PO10: Distributed XIL and innovative testing methodologies – presented by Valentin Ivanov (Technical University of Ilmenau, Smart Vehicle Systems – Working Group) Moderation by project […]

EM-TECH Final Webinar: Session 3 recording

The full recording of Session 3 of our Final Webinar Series is now available! Take a dive into: PO6: Use of recycled permanent magnets in traction machines – presented by Alejandro Robles Martin (UrbanGold METTOP) PO9: Engineering services for electric drive LCA and LCC – presented by Antonella Accardo (POLITO) and Alejandro Robles Martin (UrbanGold […]

EM-TECH Final Webinar: Session 2 recording

In case you missed Session 2 of our Final Webinar Series, here’s the full recording, including: Virtual sensing technologies for enhancing motor operation –presented by Saulius Pakstys (Politecnico di Torino) Novel electric inverter/motor control functions based on virtual sensing technologies –presented by Saulius Pakstys (Politecnico di Torino) Novel electric drive control functions benefitting from the […]

EM-TECH Final Webinar: Session 1 recording

Did you miss the Session 1 of our Final Webinar Series? We got you covered. Here’s the recording from our first Session, featuring: PO1: High torque density radial flux inwheel motor and drive series for electric vehicles with high voltage systems – presented by Matic Herzogand Danylo Trinchuk (Elaphe) PO3: Electric gearing for in-wheel motors – presented by Chris […]

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 […]