ROTOR LOCK PREVENTION SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND RELATED METHODS

Rotor lock prevention systems and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an electric motor having an output shaft, a drive shaft to drive one or more wheels of a vehicle, a fluid torque converter to operatively couple the output shaft of the electric motor and the drive shaft, and a clutch movable between an open position and a closed position. The clutch is to fluidly couple the output shaft of the electric motor and the drive shaft when the clutch is in the open position. The clutch to enable the electric motor to bypass the fluid torque converter to mechanically couple the output shaft of the electric motor and the drive shaft when the clutch is in the closed position.