Revolutionizing Electric Motors: The Sustainable Solution with Rory Brogan of Torev Motors

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Jan 18, 2024

Rory Brogan, Founder and CEO of Torev Motors, revolutionizes electric motors to be more sustainable. He discusses how Torev Motors reduces the consumption of harmful rare earth metals and shares insights on innovation, customer validation, and startup ecosystems. Discover the advantages of their electric motor, the impact of electric motors on global power consumption, and explore the potential of hydrogen as an alternative to batteries in vehicles.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

The Invention of Axial Flux Motor

01:46 • 7min

Advantages of Torre Motors' Electric Motor

08:34 • 23min

The Importance of Grant Funding and Outsourcing Prototype Design

31:06 • 5min

The Impact of Electric Motors and Sustainable Solutions

36:35 • 8min

Exploring New Day Hydrogen and the Potential of Hydrogen as an Alternative to Batteries

44:29 • 3min

Welcome to this episode of Hardware to Save a Planet. Today, Dylan is joined by Rory Brogan, Founder and CEO of Torev Motors, a company that has redesigned the electric motor to be more efficient while reducing the use of harmful rare earth metals to make the motors more sustainable.

Join the discussion as Rory unpacks how the Torev Motor is more efficient and reduces the consumption of harmful rare earth metals, and listen to his insights on the importance of innovation, customer validation, and the five ‘T’s in the startup ecosphere. Get inspired by Torev’s mission to build a sustainable future and find out how their innovative motor design sets them apart from the competition.

Rory is a founder, venture capitalist, and storyteller. The engineering and mathematics graduate, who earned a coveted spot in the Georgetown McDonough School of Business MBA program, believes that business, in its most basic sense, is the interaction of people for the exchange of goods and services, and what is human interaction if not the intersection of stories? As the Founder and CEO of Torev Motors, he has innovated a solution to take electric motors to the next level and is on the cusp of mass adoption.

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