An electric motor comprising: A) a rotor which comprises: a. a co-centric shaft and disk; and b. a plurality of permanent magnets that are equi-angularly spaced and equi-radially disposed on a top surface of said disk; and, B) a stator which comprises: c. a plurality of solenoids (31a-31h) that are equi-angularly spaced and equi-radially disposed, wherein each of said solenoids has an essentially rectangular solenoid core that has a cavity and a disk slot, wherein the disk slot extends from an outer surface of the solenoid core to the cavity; and d. each solenoid (31a-31h) further comprising a coil which is located within a coil slot, the coil slot extending along the outer surface of each of said solenoid cores, and wherein said coil alternately passes between circumferentially adjacent solenoid cores above and below said disk, respectively; wherein said rotor disk is positioned within the disk slots of said solenoid cores, and said permanent magnets are arranged such that they can pass through said cavities of the solenoid cores in a rotational manner, when said rotor disk is rotated, wherein the poles of adjacent permanent magnets are arranged such that identical poles face one another, in an S-S, N-N, S-S... arrangement. A) a rotor which comprises: a. a co-centric shaft and disk; and b. a plurality of permanent magnets that are equi-angularly spaced and equi-radially disposed on a top surface of said disk; and, a. a co-centric shaft and disk; and b. a plurality of permanent magnets that are equi-angularly spaced and equi-radially disposed on a top surface of said disk; and, B) a stator which comprises: c. a plurality of solenoids (31a-31h) that are equi-angularly spaced and equi-radially disposed, wherein each of said solenoids has an essentially rectangular solenoid core that has a cavity and a disk slot, wherein the disk slot extends from an outer surface of the solenoid core to the cavity; and d. each solenoid (31a-31h) further comprising a coil which is located within a coil slot, the coil slot extending along the outer surface of each of said solenoid cores, and wherein said coil alternately passes between circumferentially adjacent solenoid cores above and below said disk, respectively; wherein said rotor disk is positioned within the disk slots of said solenoid cores, and said permanent magnets are arranged such that they can pass through said cavities of the solenoid cores in a rotational manner, when said rotor disk is rotated, wherein the poles of adjacent permanent magnets are arranged such that identical poles face one another, in an S-S, N-N, S-S... arrangement. c. a plurality of solenoids (31a-31h) that are equi-angularly spaced and equi-radially disposed, wherein each of said solenoids has an essentially rectangular solenoid core that has a cavity and a disk slot, wherein the disk slot extends from an outer surface of the solenoid core to the cavity; and d. each solenoid (31a-31h) further comprising a coil which is located within a coil slot, the coil slot extending along the outer surface of each of said solenoid cores, and wherein said coil alternately passes between circumferentially adjacent solenoid cores above and below said disk, respectively; wherein said rotor disk is positioned within the disk slots of said solenoid cores, and said permanent magnets are arranged such that they can pass through said cavities of the solenoid cores in a rotational manner, when said rotor disk is rotated, wherein the poles of adjacent permanent magnets are arranged such that identical poles face one another, in an S-S, N-N, S-S... arrangement.