Short answer: No.
Longer answer: For a given flux density, torque is proportional to the rotor volume. To get higher efficiency usually requires adding material (copper) to the windings to lower electrical resistance, which may require a larger diameter motor.
Having said that, for a given motor design you are likely to get better range by accelerating at lower torque for a longer time as opposed to more exciting driving.
I never understood peoples enthusiasm for torque numbers. It all goes through gears and then gets divided by tire radius to get a forward force, and then gets divided by vehicle weight to get acceleration. Just give us the final acceleration in G's please. Similarly, power is important but power/weight is going to be more indicative of 0-60 time.
There is very little downside to putting a bigger motor than needed in an EV, other than a bit of extra weight to move around. As long as you don't use that power, (fast acceleration), you won't pay for it.
That said, 221 lb-ft of torque isn't very much. They don't say at what rpm that is. Most EVs are electronically torque limited at low rpm. Assuming the peak torque is around 2000 rpm, that's only 84 hp.
(My biggest pet peeve is torque without rpm -- it's meaningless!)
http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=easterbrook/080909
(Unfortunately you need to search for the section "Hold Your Horsepower")
I assume the same would apply to electric vehicles. It seems insane to continue the power arms race with cars given the detrimental impact is has.
In EVs the max torque is available at 0 RPM, so it doesn’t really matter (and the drop off curve will be almost the same for every electric motor).