These are all great points- everything is very interconnected in these vehicles, and there is a lot of potential upside in high power density distributed propulsion (like on the Maxwell).
In characterizing the vehicle-level benefit of power density, it is definitely important to consider the X kg of structure required to support 1 kg of motor/inverter/gearbox/etc.
In characterizing the vehicle-level benefit of power density, it is definitely important to consider the X kg of structure required to support 1 kg of motor/inverter/gearbox/etc.