Systems and methods for managing electric motor torques in a hybrid electric vehicle

A powertrain method comprising:

• evaluating a first electric machine that provides propulsive effort to a first axle and a second electric machine that provides propulsive effort to a second axle for torque output degradation;
• deactivating one of the first electric machine or the second electric machine in response to an indication of torque output degradation;
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• limiting torque output of the other of the first electric machine or the second electric machine according to the deactivation of the one of the first electric machine or the second electric machine.

A system for a hybrid electric vehicle, comprising:

• a first electric machine that provides propulsive effort to a first axle;
• a second electric machine that provides propulsive effort to a second axle;
• and
• a controller with computer readable instructions stored on non-transitory memory that when executed, cause the controller to:
• indicate a torque degradation event associated with the first electric machine and/or the second electric machine;
• and
• in response to the torque degradation event being indicated, adjust operation of both the first electric machine and the second electric machine in order to continue propelling the hybrid electric vehicle.