Low profile electric motor

An electric power apparatus comprising:

• a body having a circular opening;
• at least one brushless direct-current (BLDC) motor mounted on the body, the motor comprising:
• a stator having a stator core, a plurality of stator teeth extending radially from the stator core, and a plurality of windings wound around the plurality of stator teeth;
• a rotor rotatably positioned relative to the stator and having a rotor core and a plurality of permanent magnets secured to the rotor core in magnetic interface with the plurality of windings;
• a motor spindle coupled to the rotor and extending along a center axis through the circular opening of the body;
• a first end cap formed on a first side of the stator and mounted on the body, wherein a front surface of the first end cap facing away from the stator comprises a projected inner circular surface sized to be fittingly received into the circular opening of the body, and an annular outer recessed surface arranged to be mounted on a planar surface of the body around the circular opening;
• and
• a second end cap formed on a second side of the stator and secured to the first end cap to form a compartment around the stator and the rotor;
• wherein the first end cap includes a center opening through which the motor spindle passes and a center bearing pocket coaxial with the center opening sized to securely receive a front bearing mounted on the motor spindle, wherein a plane of the planar surface of the body intersects the front bearing.