There's still a "drive train" in an EV, it doesn't just magically move itself. The DC power from the high voltage battery gets inverted into AC with an inverter driven by logic from a computer. The AC output of the inverter goes to drive the windings of the motors which influence magnetic properties of the stator which interacts with the rotor to produce torque on a shaft. That is then usually connected to some kind of usually fixed-gear gearbox and differential system. That then finally turns the wheels.
And that's just moving the car forward. There's still a suspension, geometry of the wheels and suspension, balancing torque on front and rear wheels, weight distribution, steering, and more that all influences how a car feels as it drives.
Pretty much all of these things can influence a car's performance and how one perceives the car. A better quality inverter or better logic driving it can lead to better performance or efficiency. Tuning the windings and rotor magnet designs can change efficiency and torque curves at high speeds. Obviously, gear ratios can change things as well.
> Electric motors in the wheels - not so much.
Very few EV cars actually put the motors in the wheels. Tons of EVs only have a single motor in them, the extreme majority have 1-2.
And that's just moving the car forward. There's still a suspension, geometry of the wheels and suspension, balancing torque on front and rear wheels, weight distribution, steering, and more that all influences how a car feels as it drives.
Pretty much all of these things can influence a car's performance and how one perceives the car. A better quality inverter or better logic driving it can lead to better performance or efficiency. Tuning the windings and rotor magnet designs can change efficiency and torque curves at high speeds. Obviously, gear ratios can change things as well.
> Electric motors in the wheels - not so much.
Very few EV cars actually put the motors in the wheels. Tons of EVs only have a single motor in them, the extreme majority have 1-2.