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Discover the latest trends and developments in advanced e-motor technologies, thermal management and power electronics with our 2026 report.

This comprehensive overview explores:

• The integration of e-motor technologies, thermal management and power electronics
• What factors do OEM & Tier-1 companies need to focus on to manage cost pressures, increase competitiveness and maximise efficiency?
• How to de-risk your supply chain
• The latest update on PFAS regulation
• And more

The EV/HEV Powertrain 2026 event brought together more than 40 expert speakers, over 150 active buyers, and leading industry voices for a programme of presentations, panel discussions, roundtables, and networking sessions. Attendees gained valuable insights from experts representing The Volvo Group, General Motors, Toyota Motor Europe, Volkswagen AG, Jaguar Land Rover, Škoda Auto, and Tata Motors European Technical Centre, among many others.

Download your copy of the 2026 Post Show Report to discover key highlights, insights you may have missed, and exclusive onsite polling results.

Download the attendee snapshot for EV/HEV Powertrain and preview who will be in the room from the 24th - 26th February 2026 at the Hotel Palace, Berlin, Germany. 

Automotive IQ interviews Norman Fleischer, Project Manager for Power Electronics Mechanics at Volkswagen AG, to discuss power electronics for higher reliability, efficiency, and scalability. Norman shares the key considerations when combining different power systems and shares best practices that have proven particularly effective.

He highlights the improvements achieved through integrating different power systems and explains how these have influenced overall reliability, efficiency, and performance. He also discusses the environmental and operating conditions that are optimal for the performance of power electronics systems.

Dr. Kamel Azzouz, Thermal Research & Innovation Director at Valeo, shares insights into next-generation thermal management.

In this interview, Kamel discusses the current state of real-world adoption of immersive cooling and highlights the biggest challenges in scaling immersive cooling systems, particularly in relation to system design, safety, cost, and maintenance. He also explains how heat pump systems can be made more environmentally friendly. Kamel further explores how to balance the three key pillars when developing next-generation heat pump systems: safety, performance, and sustainability.

This article explores new technologies and strategic investments that reduce supply chain risks, alternative global supply chain routes across Europe, South Asia, North America, and South America, and the supply of permanent magnets outside China. It also examines tariff challenges for e-motor technologies and their direct impact on costs and sourcing.

Understand the trade-offs between magnet-free motors and traditional permanent magnet (PM) machines, including performance and efficiency differences during technology evaluation, and examine how Tier-1 manufacturers are designing higher-efficiency e-motors while reducing rare-earth content.

"EESM is a solid option when magnet costs or tariffs account for a significant portion of the total cost of ownership. It's also the design that many European OEMs are adopting as they move rapidly towards rare-earth-free motors in the coming years."

Looking ahead to 2026 and beyond, three major shifts are set to reshape the power electronics landscape. 

1) Wide-bandgap (Sic)

2) Three-level topologies

3) GaN applications

Explore in-depth what these developments mean for the industry, and learn OEMs best practices for optimising power electronics efficiency and cost.

STRENGTHEN YOUR BRAND & GENERATE NEW BUSINESS CONNECTIONS

Our partnership packages can be tailored to include:

• Thought leadership via a keynote presentation
• Exclusive sponsorship of networking drinks & dinners
• Prominent exhibition space to showcase your offering
• Share your promotional literature/white paper to all delegates
• Branding on all pre-event and onsite marketing materials
• Inclusion of your brand on our social media channels
• Plus exclusive partner benefits
• and more!

Download the prospectus to find out how our packages can be tailored to suit your business development objectives for 2026 and beyond.

If your objective in 2027 is to generate interest, stimulate demand, and secure new business with our senior-level audience comprising key stakeholders from the e-motor and e-drive systems, thermal management and power electronics segments, then look no further than EV/HEV Powertrain 2027.