Electric machine having a power connection unit

An electric machine comprising:

• a plurality of electric connection conductors (40a-c);
• a stator (16) having a polyphase coil winding (34) with coil ends, said coil ends connected in a predetermined manner to said plurality of electric connection conductors (40a-c);
• and
• an injection molded plastic composite power connection unit (42) for connection to an electrical energy source (46), said injection molded plastic composite power connection unit (42) having:
• a plurality of first end portions (422a-c) bondingly connected or connectable to said connection conductors (40a-c),
• a plurality of second end portions (423a-c) connected or connectable to the electrical energy source (46), and
• a plurality of terminal conductors (421a-c), each of the plurality of terminal conductors (421a-c) connecting a respective first end portion to a respective second end portion;
• said injection molded plastic composite power connection unit (42) being constructed such that said terminal conductors (421a-c) are overmolded with plastic and completely embedded in said plastic in a plastic shell (50) so as to be spaced apart from one another,
• wherein at least a portion of each of said first end portions (422a-c) and said second end portions (423a-c) are not encapsulated by said plastic shell.