eli5: Can horsepower be added to each other or is there overlap? Example: If Ferrari says that an electric motor on each front wheel can produce 100hp each, and the combustion engine produces 750hp. Is it actually 950hp exactly? Or is there overlap or less hp etc?

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It’s more complicated when you realize how fast electric motors build heat and derate power. If you start climbing a mountain pass, you won’t have that name plate horsepower for awhile.