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Prior to the P85D, one could have said "if a 2-motor idea really made sense, somebody would have done that". One would have been wrong to say it doesn't make sense.

Prior to the Prius, one could have said the same about hybrids. Prior to Tesla, once could have said the same about electric cars -- and at the time it was true, with nobody wanting what little was offered.

There are numerous city dwellers with plenty of money and no place to charge. Often they live in historical neighborhoods that are all the rage these days. There are also homeowners without garages, and with garages full of stuff like boats and model railroads and other cars.

Also, range anxiety is real. No, I don't want to drive along a route defined by Tesla's superchargers.

That third option for motors probably requires an animation to explain. Never mind; there are at least two other ways that work fine without the unsprung weight problem.