Electric cars are pretty heavy thanks to the batteries, so it's not like having a bit more weight in the wheels is going to drastically change the unsprung:spru

Electric cars are pretty heavy thanks to the batteries, so it's not like having a bit more weight in the wheels is going to drastically change the unsprung:sprung weight ratio for the worse. In a light vehicle, it's very important to minimize unsprung weight for the reasons you've listed. Not so much with a heavy vehicle.