A cooled high-power vehicle inductor includes an inductor core including a central axis; a first series of inductor windings around the central axis of the cooled high-power vehicle inductor, the first series of inductor windings having an outer perimeter; a second series of inductor windings around the central axis of the cooled high-power vehicle inductor, the second series of inductor windings having an inner perimeter that is substantially outside the outer perimeter of the first series of inductor windings, wherein the second series of inductor windings is electrically coupled to the first series of inductor windings; and a first heat transfer insert that is disposed between the outer perimeter of the first series of inductor windings and the inner perimeter of the second series of inductor windings, the first heat transfer insert forming a heat transfer path.