I’ve never seen an ICE car need two engines to drive all four wheels. Why do EVs need 2 motors? Wouldn’t a transmission be cheaper than another motor?

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    11 months ago

    Not an expert but my understanding is that electric motors are pretty cheap. In fact, all of the key components of an EV are cheaper than ICE – except the battery and HV systems.

    So it’s relatively easy to add another motor, something that’d be much harder an more expensive in an ICE.