Electric motor

An electric motor, comprising:

• a rotor;
• a stator that includes circumferentially distributed drive elements configured to cause an electromagnetic driving force to be applied to the rotor during use to cause the rotor to rotate about a rotational axis, each drive element including a metal core and a wire extending around the metal core and configured to magnetize the metal core upon a flow of current, the metal core and the wire of each drive element being configured to define at least one space therebetween, the metal core defining opposing end faces that are disposed such that a notional line extending therebetween is substantially parallel to the rotational axis of the rotor, the at least one space being disposed between one of the end faces and the wire, the at least one space defining opposing open ends oriented such that a line extending therebetween is substantially perpendicular to the rotational axis of the rotor, each drive element including a heat conductor formed of multiple electrically isolated metallic elements and disposed at least partially in the at least one space, the heat conductor being disposed and configured to receive heat generated by its associated drive element upon the flow of current;
• and
• a cooling arrangement that is separate from the heat conductor and configured to receive the heat received by the heat conductor, such that the heat conductor of each drive element transfers the heat from the drive element to the cooling arrangement.