Steffen Rothe is a Senior Technical Expert for eDrive cooling. He received the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the Clausthal University of Technology. Since 2014 he is working at the Volkswagen Group Components in the fields of mechanical, thermal and electromagnetic design and optimization of traction motors for e-mobility applications

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