High Performance E-Motors with Zero Rare Earths. Built for What Comes Next.

Torev Motors is developing high-performance electric motors that eliminate rare-earth materials—designed for automotive and defense applications where supply chain resilience, performance, and long-term cost stability are critical.

The Motor Is No Longer Just an Engineering Problem

Electric motors have become a strategic dependency.

Today's leading designs rely heavily on rare-earth materials—introducing supply chain risk, geopolitical exposure, and long-term cost volatility. As electrification and hybridization accelerates across transportation and defense systems, this dependency is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.

For OEMs and government stakeholders alike, the question is no longer just performance. It is resilience.

Torev axial flux electric motor prototype with oil cooling fittings and high-voltage connector box

A New Architecture for a New Constraint

Torev is developing electric motor architectures that eliminate the need for rare-earth materials without compromising on performance.

Our approach rethinks how electromagnetic fields are generated and controlled, enabling:

  • Simplified and resilient supply chains
  • Greater supply chain flexibility
  • Premium Efficiency and performance
  • Greater motor control
  • Long-term cost predictability

We are focused on solutions that are not only technically viable, but manufacturable and scalable for real-world deployment.

Engineer routing wires through a Torev electric motor prototype during assembly

Built for High-Stakes Applications

Automotive

Next-gen electric vehicles require motors that balance performance, cost, and scalability—without long-term supply chain risk.

Defense

Mission-critical systems demand reliability, domestic supply chains, and independence from constrained materials.

Rare-Earth Independence Is Becoming a Requirement

Global supply chains for rare-earth materials remain highly concentrated and increasingly strategic.

As electrification expands, the ability to design systems that are less dependent on these materials is becoming a key differentiator—not just economically, but operationally and strategically. Torev is building toward a future where motor design aligns with that reality.

Exploded view of Torev axial flux motor components — rotor discs, stator, shaft, and housing — laid out on a workbench

Building the Next Generation of Electric Motors

  • Validation prototype and testing complete
  • Commercial prototype development underway
  • Supported by U.S. government innovation programs
  • R&D project with U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center
  • US-based team with deep experience in motor design and production
  • Robust intellectual property portfolio
Torev motor mounted on a test rig with oil cooling plumbing and instrumentation cables

Work on Problems That Matter

We are building a team of engineers and operators who want to work on foundational problems in electrification, manufacturing, and national resilience.

If you are interested in solving hard technical challenges—and seeing them deployed in real systems—we'd like to hear from you.

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We partner with organizations that are thinking long-term about electrification, performance, and supply chain resilience.

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