ELECTRIC MACHINE ROTOR

A rotor is disclosed for an eMachine of an electric vehicle. The rotor includes a plurality of laminations stacked together to form a motor core. The laminations define a plurality of shaft segment openings and a plurality of magnet retaining openings that are axially aligned, and extend parallel to an axis of rotation of the motor core. A plurality of shaft segments are received in the shaft segment openings that extend through the plurality of laminations. A first end and a second end of the shaft segments extend to opposite axial ends of the plurality of laminations that are stacked together to form the motor core. A first end cap and a second end cap are secured with fasteners to the first ends and the second ends of the shaft segments, respectively.