A multiphase switched flux electric machine comprising: a rotary drive shaft; a ferromagnetic salient pole rotor assembly operably coupled to the rotary drive shaft having a plurality of rotor teeth defining a circumferential outer periphery of the rotor assembly; and a stator assembly comprising: a ferromagnetic stator core; a plurality of permanent magnets positioned substantially equidistant about an inner circumference of the stator core; a plurality ferromagnetic stator teeth mounted to the permanent magnets on the stator core with distal ends forming an inner periphery of the stator assembly, the inner periphery proximate the outer axial periphery of the rotor assembly separated by an air gap, wherein the ferromagnetic stator teeth are substantially "U" shaped with a flat bottom configured to interface with the permanent magnets; three phase stator coils (123, 123a, 123b, 123c) with axial active portion disposed within selected teeth of the plurality of ferromagnetic stator teeth; and characterized in that two pair of coils are composing a phase and each three phase stator coils (123, 123a, 123b, 123c) is wound with axial active portions within every third stator tooth with alternating direction; and the three phase coils (123a, 123b, 123c) have overlapping arcuate end turns stacked in an axial direction along the circumference of the stator core. a rotary drive shaft; a ferromagnetic salient pole rotor assembly operably coupled to the rotary drive shaft having a plurality of rotor teeth defining a circumferential outer periphery of the rotor assembly; and a stator assembly comprising: a ferromagnetic stator core; a plurality of permanent magnets positioned substantially equidistant about an inner circumference of the stator core; a plurality ferromagnetic stator teeth mounted to the permanent magnets on the stator core with distal ends forming an inner periphery of the stator assembly, the inner periphery proximate the outer axial periphery of the rotor assembly separated by an air gap, wherein the ferromagnetic stator teeth are substantially "U" shaped with a flat bottom configured to interface with the permanent magnets; three phase stator coils (123, 123a, 123b, 123c) with axial active portion disposed within selected teeth of the plurality of ferromagnetic stator teeth; and characterized in that two pair of coils are composing a phase and each three phase stator coils (123, 123a, 123b, 123c) is wound with axial active portions within every third stator tooth with alternating direction; and the three phase coils (123a, 123b, 123c) have overlapping arcuate end turns stacked in an axial direction along the circumference of the stator core. a ferromagnetic stator core; a plurality of permanent magnets positioned substantially equidistant about an inner circumference of the stator core; a plurality ferromagnetic stator teeth mounted to the permanent magnets on the stator core with distal ends forming an inner periphery of the stator assembly, the inner periphery proximate the outer axial periphery of the rotor assembly separated by an air gap, wherein the ferromagnetic stator teeth are substantially "U" shaped with a flat bottom configured to interface with the permanent magnets; three phase stator coils (123, 123a, 123b, 123c) with axial active portion disposed within selected teeth of the plurality of ferromagnetic stator teeth; and characterized in that two pair of coils are composing a phase and each three phase stator coils (123, 123a, 123b, 123c) is wound with axial active portions within every third stator tooth with alternating direction; and the three phase coils (123a, 123b, 123c) have overlapping arcuate end turns stacked in an axial direction along the circumference of the stator core.