All EVs already use limiters because, as you correctly noted, just shorting the battery across the motor will rip the axles off and set the battery on fire. The

All EVs already use limiters because, as you correctly noted, just shorting the battery across the motor will rip the axles off and set the battery on fire. The question of whether an EV should put down grip-limited amounts of torque, or should limit itself to .5g at most, is a question of tuning.