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Who makes motors for electric cars?
Do Tesla, GM, Subaru, and other popular car makers make their own electric motors? If not, who makes motors for electric cars?
Jason Crosby · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Not all carmakers don’t produce their own electric motors, but many of them do make the essential components. Companies like Tesla remain vague about who produces their motors, currently outsourcing their electric motors to a few companies in Asia. One reason that many carmakers don’t produce their own fully-built electric motors is to cut back on costs and labor.
However,
GM
has recently unveiled plans for a new electric motor facility, which may allow GM to eventually sell its motors to companies like Tesla and help them elbow their way into the EV market. This new plant will have a few main focuses, including the production of:
- Three new electric motors, known as theUltium lineup. The motor options include a 180 kW front-drive permanent magnet motor, a 255 kW rear- and front-drive permanent magnet motor, and a 62 kW all-wheel-drive assist induction motor.
- The Hummer EV, along with more electric cars in the future, which will utilize these electric motors.
- Reportedly, making these new engines as much as 50% smaller in volume and 25% more powerful than current EV engines
Another top manufacturer in the electric motor industry is Nidec Corp., which is well-known as the world’s foremost electric motor manufacturer. Nidec produces everything from circuitry and batteries to fully-built electric motors.
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