As electric vehicles move further into the mainstream, electric motor performance is becoming a key driver of efficiency, cost, and sustainability. Improving power density and reducing material intensity will be central to delivering competitive next-generation EVs.

Building on the themes explored in our technology insight, this follow-up live roundtable brings together three subject-matter experts to examine how EV motor technology is evolving and where the most meaningful opportunities for improvement lie.

The session will address:

• How mature EV motor technology is today, and how close current designs are to their theoretical efficiency limits
• Which technical and cost barriers – from rare earth dependency to thermal limits and manufacturability – are the most critical to solve first
• Which emerging materials, motor architectures, and manufacturing approaches show the most promise, and how close they are to production readiness
• How motor designers are balancing the competing demands of performance, efficiency, sustainability, and cost, and where the hardest trade-offs lie
• Whether motors will remain a key differentiator for automakers over the next ten years, or shift toward commodity status as the technology matures