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You realize the Tesla does not have a heavy engine in the front? The term FWD is meaningless here.

It means the power is applied to the front wheels, not the back. Youre thinking of front/mid/rear engine.

EV's are also significantly much better at traction control because they can make corrections by the millisecond compared to the lag of a traditional ice car. That is a very important distinction.

> they can make corrections by the millisecond compared to the lag of a traditional ice car

Do you have a source on this? I'm curious to read more as I thought modern AWD systems were pretty advanced.

I mean... Traditional cars have to burn the gas and convert it to kinetic energy before it even get to the wheels.

The electric motor just takes the electrons to power without the need for a transmission. In addition, the speed can also be controlled instantly by varying the frequency of the AC power.

But since you asked for a source:

"advantages of powertrain solutions with electric motors are faster response time (order of milliseconds) and possibility of dual direct control either by speed or torque, increasing the flexibility of the control of pitch-plane vehicle dynamics [5]."

https://www.academia.edu/14960312/A_Survey_of_Traction_Contr...

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