It wouldn't matter to the knob that drove this one:

Getting rid of the infernal combustion engine makes a lot of room for the hybrid conversion pack, though!

I don't know that the basic principle is patentable - but it makes excellent sense to transfer the lesser drive power electrically - and independent control to optimise forces becomes a doddle.

Earth moving trucks have had all four wheels running on electric that is generated by a gas/petrol engine for ages now. The torque is much greater on a DC motor!!!!

I am not sure of how innovative this idea is, but it is certainly the company's first few steps towards a major change to electic power transmission.

Separate electric motors should eventually improve drive-train efficiency and reduce effective axle inertia. But independent drives on the two sides of a car could be an issue if one system failed when moving at speed - presumably not such a problem with low-speed Earth-movers. But driving the wheels in pairs like this sounds a good way to establish whether the reliability is sufficient to switch to totally independent drive in due course.

Heresy!

but really if it works why not and the people at Ferrari are perfectionist so i do not worry they will make it work.