[chrisseaton]

> You could develop a pretty amazing off-road vehicle with independent electric motors in each wheel, but it would be a relatively bumpy ride.

Military EV prototypes are considering wheels-in-hubs, because they have complex suspension and because of under-armour, but yeah it means the motor is basically un-suspended.

[_carbyau_]

sprung vs unsprung is a ratio.

These vehicles are likely heavy enough that electric motors in the wheels might not change that ratio much.

And swap/repair would be convenient!

[bombcar]

And at something like 10k pounds empty, and with army dudes in the cab who nobody cares about getting bumped, it might be the way to go.