Embraer Taps Nidec to Build Electric Motors for Eve's eVTOL Air Taxi
Embraer and Nidec, a Japanese manufacturer of electric motors, will jointly develop propulsion systems for electric aircraft, including Eve's eVTOL.
Nidec and Embraer officials show off a half-scale model of Nidec Aerospace's new electric motor during a media briefing at the Paris Airshow on June 18, 2023. Left to right: Nidec senior v-p Takamitsu Araki, Nidec president Michael Briggs, Embraer president and CEO Francisco Gomes Neto, and Embraer senior v-p of innovation and corporate strategy Dimas Douglas Tomelin. (Photo: David McIntosh/AIN)
