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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.
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)

Embraer is collaborating with Japanese electric motor manufacturer Nidec to develop propulsion systems for electric aircraft, the companies said on June 18 at the Paris Air Show. The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer and Nidec have agreed to form a joint venture company called Nidec Aerospace to develop a vehicle-agnostic portfolio of products for the aerospace industry, starting with electric motors for eVTOL aircraft.

Nidec has extensive experience manufacturing motors for electric automobiles, appliances, industrial equipment, and power generators, and now the company takes its first big leap into the aerospace industry through its partnership with Embraer.