# ZEUS Motor Inc

ZEUS makes extraordinarily efficient electric motors for the next generation.

## Elevator pitch
ZEUS Motor Inc. makes extraordinarily efficient electric motors—motors for the next generation. They’re light, they’re powerful, and most importantly, we believe they are one of the most efficient electric motors ever developed. The motors are significantly smaller, more robust, and less expensive to manufacture than the leading brands today. Like the LED light bulb disrupted conventional lighting, we expect our motors to reshape the motor market.

- Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/zeus.motor.inc
- Entity ID: wefunder:company:105750
- Last updated: 2026-06-11T05:00:37Z
- Generated at: 2026-06-12T03:53:45Z

## Quick facts
- Most Efficient: ZEUS is more efficient than other top motors—up to 20% improvement at low speed & 6% at rated speed.
- Smaller, More Robust, Less Expensive to Manufacture: Compared to other commercial motors.
- Fully Developed: Patented. Independently Tested. Manufacture Ready.
- Profits: The superb performance and low production cost of our motors project extraordinary profits.
- Huge Market: 40 million motors are sold worldwide each year, equivalent to $150 billion in sales.

## Active fundraises
- wefunder:fundraise:120587: 4(a)(6) open (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:56180: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:56181: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)

## FAQ
1. **When will you be introducing the traction motors and what will the costs be?**
   - Josh: We’ll be able to introduce the 13” dia./125 peak hp, water-cooled motor in 8 months. It has already been developed and tested… most of the time will be waiting for parts (PMs) from China. A big India manufacturer wants to test an air-cooled 13” traction motor that will put out 60 peak hp. We expect to ship them a test unit in 10 months. We plan to introduce a bigger water-cooled 18”/500 peak hp (we have a bus manufacturer that is interested in testing it) in 12 months. Engineering costs...
2. **Hello, is there any published info on the results of your independent testing?**
   - Yes. Go to bottom of this site to the download section and download the file ZEUS WF Appendix.pdf. Page 17 has Advanced Energy’s test result. AE is an independent lab in Raleigh NC. It shows an efficiency map for the ZEUS motor, a map for a Premium induction motor, and then a third map which is the difference between the two. This shows that the ZEUS motor is 18% to 20% more efficient at full load/slow speed, and 5.5% more efficient at full load/rated speed (1800 rpm).
3. **Can you explain what this really means? This seems like you sold yourself to your larger self? "ZEUS Motor business has been sold to Zero E’s motor commercialization subsidiary, ZEUS Motor, Inc., for $216 million in its Common shares."**
   - The statements you quoted are correct. The parent, Zero E, developed the motor at a cost of about $10 million. We then decided that the cleanest way to commercialize the motor was to set up a dedicated subsidiary, ZEUS Motor, Inc to do this. So we transferred all the motor assets to this subsidiary and it is this entity that is raising the money. We probably need to clean the verbiage to make it more understandable.
4. **Hello Mr. Hollis Hopkins, thank you answering my question. The results of the Advanced Energy tests are impressive. I am most impressed by the reduced weight & volume of Zeus motors. When I asked about published info, I meant articles in independent industry journals. Is t...**
   - John, No articles have been published in outside publications. We have not pursued that avenue as yet as we thought it premature as we already have more market interest than we can handle. We have requests from OEMs to send them motors that they can test for inclusion in their own products and we'll be building a lot of demo motors to do this ( significant use of the funds we are raising). We're laying low until we can handle these requests for demos. Advanced Energy that did the motor testin...
5. **Hello Thomas, I see you have answered most questions quite brilliantly. However I would love to discuss further, first having a more detailed look at your financials including projections especially for the industry you're in and also about alternative funding opportunities av...**
   - Richard, nice to meet you. I’ll contact you directly. I’m keen on crowdfunding as it gives lots of people a chance to get in early before the company experiences big growth and a fast rise in share value.

## Team
- Thomas Hollis Hopkins (CEO & Director)
- Graham Dudley Eves (Chairman & Bus Development)
- Joseph Gallagher (VP Sales & Licensing)
- Simon Humphreys (Director & UK Rep)
- Hollis Hopkins (Director & Investor Relations)
- Sanjeev Lowe (Director & India Rep)
- David Higgs (Director & Investor)
- Whitney Hopkins (Special Projects)
- Phil Castillo (Lead Engineering Technician)

## Q&A
- Q: Having invested in other revolutionary motor technology companies, I'm very excited by the potential here! However, I do have a pretty fundamental investment question - how did you arrive at your pre-money valuation?
  - A: We had ZEUS Motor professionally valued by a valuation firm, Marble Arch. This valuation has been uploaded and is available to you on the Wefunder site. It is a comprehensive valuation (it's 22 pages) and was expensive to commission.
- Q: Tom, Obviously this forum is not active and not much update from company . Please let me know the best way to keep track of company progress. Thank you.
- Q: Tom,Hope things are going great the the company. Would you be able to share in detail what the progress has been and what the set goals are in the coming quarters. ---A
  - A: Durgananand, we have made quite a lot of progress, despite the very bad fundraising environment this past year, 2022, for new startups. According to Renaissance Capital, in 2021 there were 397 IPOs in the US that raised $397 billion, but in 2022 this fell to just 71 IPOs that raised just $7.7B. It was the worst fundraising year for startups and new companies in decades. So we had no private placement success in 2022. We’re expecting much better situation this year. We have added a CFO to our team, John Evans, and he is leading us to a $750,000 bridge financing (convertible debt) that will be followed by a $5 million private placement. John is very experienced in doing the very thing that we are now confronting: raising significant money to let us commercialize our product. We found that to do this in 2023, we had to accept a significantly lower valuation, $40 million, and we plan to split each $5 share into five $1 shares. We have to go through an approval process to do that. We have just started making investor presentations and last week presented to a major VC investor in NY. He seemed to be pleased with what he heard... what he said he likes is that our market, industrial motors, is large ($40 billion) and is under pressure to raise efficiencies to help address global warming… so our market is heating up as we have the right product for the times… using less power and reducing the need for power plants that generate electricity but give off emissions. We are also bringing in a new CEO to lead us. I can’t mention his name as he is still an employee of another company. He is helping us with the bridge financing and he’s working towards the private placement. What I like about him is that he is CEO of a startup company for which he raised $13 million. I am now ramping up my role as CTO. It is my job to roll out the full line of industrial motors. We’re going to introduce our existing motor in multiple powers — 15, 20, 25hp — and then we’ll be bringing out more powerful motors by making the active length longer to fit in longer coils (electromagnets) and more permanent magnets on the rotor. We’re expecting 2023 to be a good year for us. Tom Hopkins
- Q: I really like the tech and team but can you give me some explanations about potential R.O.I for investors ? In page 23 of your appendix you imply that investors could get at least 20x their investment back. In 2031 if everything goes according to your plans you will generate 115 millions in EBITDA. If we apply a 7.4 EBITDA multiple (the multiple used to reach the current valuation) we have an enterprise value of 851 millions in 2031 which is only a X4 multiple against current valuation of 206 millions. Even with an EBITDA multiple of 20 it's still a R.O.I of X10 (dilution not accounted).
  - A: Boulkoroum, you misinterpretted what was written on page 23. We have never projected that the CF investors would get x20 times their investment. Such a high return is very unlikely. More to the point, we’re not allowed to speculate on what value the ZEUS shares might reach in future years as Federal Reg. CF (crowdfunder) prohibits our suggesting to CF investors what return they might get on an investment. We’ve removed page 23 to avoid any further misunderstandings
- Q: How does this compare specifically to Tesla's newest motors?
  - A: Tesla keeps deep tech info on its motor to itself and so it is hard to give more than a generic answer. Historically the Tesla models X & S used Induction motors, and the Model 3 used a permanent magnet motor. Our ZEUS Motor is a PM motor. PM motors are more efficient than induction motors as the PMs replace the induction coils on the rotor, reducing losses. High efficiency is important for BEVs (Battery Electric Vehicles) as the higher efficiency increases the range of the vehicle which is a major factor in a customer's decision to purchase a BEV. We've done studies for a bus manufacturer that wants to go all electric and the general impact was that the use of our ZEUS Motor would increase the bus's range, or alternatively, we could reduce the size of the battery pack, reducing its weight and expense. Tesla's motor designer explained the reason for going to a PM motor in the model 3. He said, "for the specification of the performance and efficiency, the PM machine better solved our cost minimization function". He also said that going forward, the decision on what motor to use is a "tradeoff between motor cost, range and battery cost." ZEUS has its own criteria as to which market segments we are going after. In the traction motor market, the segment where we have an enormous advantage is where the vehicle does a lot of stop/start driving, like with delivery vehicles, city and school buses, and big trash trucks. In this max torque but slow speed environment, our motor has been tested at 18% to 20% more efficient than a NEMA Premium induction motor. That's HUGE!
- Q: Can you explain what this really means? This seems like you sold yourself to your larger self? "ZEUS Motor business has been sold to Zero E’s motor commercialization subsidiary, ZEUS Motor, Inc., for $216 million in its Common shares."
  - A: The statements you quoted are correct. The parent, Zero E, developed the motor at a cost of about $10 million. We then decided that the cleanest way to commercialize the motor was to set up a dedicated subsidiary, ZEUS Motor, Inc to do this. So we transferred all the motor assets to this subsidiary and it is this entity that is raising the money. We probably need to clean the verbiage to make it more understandable.
- Q: Hello, is there any published info on the results of your independent testing?
  - A: Yes. Go to bottom of this site to the download section and download the file ZEUS WF Appendix.pdf. Page 17 has Advanced Energy’s test result. AE is an independent lab in Raleigh NC. It shows an efficiency map for the ZEUS motor, a map for a Premium induction motor, and then a third map which is the difference between the two. This shows that the ZEUS motor is 18% to 20% more efficient at full load/slow speed, and 5.5% more efficient at full load/rated speed (1800 rpm).
- Q: Any recent updates?
- Q: how can we update our wefunder page?
- Q: Your most recent update stated that we could increase our investment at the current rate. I'm considering that although, admittedly, isn't substantial but it's what I can do. Please let me know if this is still possible. Thank you. Bill
- Q: Tom, Great email update and thanks for keeping us in the loop. With the fundraising offer of $1 per share post 5:1 split, what is the current valuation of ZMI. That was not mentioned anywhere and Appreciate if you can clarify. Essentially what is current value of our shares that we invested in WeFunder in the last raise.
- Q: Your websites copyright is 2 years. I'm hoping this project is still alive.
- Q: Tom,thank you for your earlier responses. Not sure how I missed your earlier responses that said you raised money at 40M valuation. Can explain what that means to investors on wefunder in the last round? Our valuation is adjusted and so is our documentation being revised, when?
- Q: Tom,Any progress updates?
  - A: >> We have perfected how we make the ZEUS Motor. Our first licensee is ZEUS Austral Pacific (ZAP) whose focus is on the South East Asia & Pacific (Indonesia, Philippines, etc., the fastest growing economies and also Australia & NZ). ZAP set up a manufacturing operation and figured out how to make the motors quickly and efficiently. In developing their manufacturing process, they made one change that had a surprising consequence... it made the motor more efficient. I never thought that would be possible as our ZEUS Motor is so much more efficient than other motors. Quite unexpected. The ZEUS Motor has gone from 96.9% efficient to an estimated 97.1%. >> We also have a representative in India that has met several time with a major Indian company that wants to use our motor to power small 4-, 3-, & 2-wheelers. We are making some easy changes to make the motor less powerful and less expensive to manufacture. India is a BIG market >> We have attracted a highly experienced Brit to come in as our CEO and lead the commercialization. I can't mention his name as he has not yet informed his present employer that he is moving. I'm thrilled with him... he has successfully commercialized a physical product already. Great experience. He brings a great many leads from the UK and the EU. >> We are out raising $1M to enable us to build about 50 demo motors to send to our to potential customers. What we have found is that many companies are excited about our motor, and they want to test one first. So raising money to do this is a high priority.. Investors are reaching out to me. Tom
- Q: Do you have a control testing system of motors that you can monitor for each licensee?
  - A: We are not that far along at this point. We have our first licensee, ZAP, and we are working together on their building an initial 200 motors. They are in the process of developing manufacturing systems and they are making some small changes to make the motor more easily manufactured by them, using the equipment and instruments that they have in their plant. So far it is looking good. Initially, we'll test every motor individually on our dynamometer... we have some distance to go before we have Control Testing system that we can roll out to other licensees.