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I don't think the size of the electric motor is of concern even in a hybrid vehicle. The problem is still the batteries.


Yeah, but motor size might compete with other things in the limited space. If you get (say) 30L more space from making 4 motors smaller, then that's 30L you can use for batteries which is (....really bad napkin math...) perhaps around 10kWh? Or 30L more trunk space or cabin space.

In a hypercar it's obviously even more cramped, but more importantly a smaller engine is lighter.




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