#105 | Interview with Stephen Lambert, CTO Protean Electric In-Wheel Motors

#105 | Interview with Stephen Lambert, CTO Protean Electric In-Wheel Motors

From eTech Learning: EV & AV Technology by eTech49 Limited

July 2, 2025 · 59 min · Season 1 · Episode 105

About this episode

Ryan Maughan interviews Dr. Steve Lambert about in-wheel motor technology and its impact on electric vehicles.

In this episode of the eTech49 Podcast, Ryan Maughan is joined by Dr Steve Lambert, Chief Technology Officer at Protean Electric, a pioneer in in-wheel motor technology for electric vehicles. We start by disucssing Steve's career journey, how he became involved in engineering ultra high performance electric vehicle powertrain for in Formula 1 and some other great experiences leading up to his move to Protean developing and scaling the production of state-of-the-art in-wheel motor technology. Steve then shares his deep insights into the evolution of electric powertrains, the unique challenges of in-wheel motors and how Protean is helping to push the boundaries of vehicle architecture, efficiency and e-mobility and is now finding commercial success with major automotive OEM's. Steve Lambert on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-stephen-lambert/ Protean Electric corporate website: https://www.proteanelectric.com/ How to get in touch with Ryan: eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/ Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/ Ryan Maughan on X: https://twitter.com/acexryan

People in this episode

Hosts: Ryan Maughan, Ryan

Guest: Dr Steve Lambert

Topics covered

  • electric vehicles
  • in-wheel motors
  • powertrains
  • automotive technology

Keywords

  • Protean Electric
  • e-mobility
  • automotive OEMs
  • vehicle architecture

Mentioned in this episode

Products: in-wheel motors, electric powertrains

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