Efficiency is paramount in an EV for range. Multiple motors is much more efficient than using a sort of transmission or extra driveshafts/differentials to transmit power. More spinning mass reduces efficiency any time the system is accelerated or decelerated. “Drivetrain losses”. Since batteries are expensive and range is important, it’s better to have a motor for each wheel or each pair of wheels. Gas motors and much larger and heavier making this very difficult so they use transfer cases and extra differentials and driveshafts to achieve 4wd or AWD

But the camry isnt getting the hybrid max…yet

what was up with the i3?

year and mi?

Only 30k out of the original tires?

It’s practical because you can use it to drive to work or on a road trip (even if it might be slower than others)

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Its value is the fact that it is a reliable vehicle, not that it is a cutting edge one.