Electric vehicles are playing an important role in transport, aided by rapid advances in battery technology. The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Debrecen is also engaged research and development in the field of electric vehicles. To support the development of electric vehicle prototypes, a vehicle dynamics simulation program has been designed. The study presents the modeling and simulation of a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) in MATLAB/Simulink, which has been integrated into the existing vehicle dynamics simulation framework. The methods used to determine the motor characteristics required for the simulation are described in detail. In addition, the performance of the PMSM is compared with that of a brushless DC (BLDC) motor within the vehicle dynamics simulation program. The developed method allows the selection of the appropriate motor type for the given competition tasks.