Operating electrified vehicles during traction events

A vehicle, comprising:

• a chassis;
• a motor assembly supported by the chassis, the motor assembly including multiple motors and a common output coupling, the motors forming a motor chain, and supporting the output coupling for rotation;
• a drivetrain supported by the chassis, the drivetrain including at least one wheel, and mechanically connected to the output coupling;
• and
• multiple control modules communicatively connected to the motors, the control modules including a power control module per motor, each power control module assigned a motor belonging to the motor assembly, communicatively connected to the assigned motor, and configured to operate the assigned motor;
• wherein
• in response to an evident or prospective loss of tractive contact between the at least one wheel and the ground, the control modules are configured to switch from a drive mode, in which the power control modules are configured to operate the respective assigned motors under a master/slave control relationship to contributorily spin the output coupling, and thereby contributorily power and/or retard the at least one wheel, to a traction control mode, in which the master/slave control relationship is suspended, and one of the control modules is configured to operate the motors to contributorily spin the output coupling, and thereby contributorily power and/or retard the at least one wheel.