But that's exactly what people are not doing. Not comparing similar cars.

Anyway power of petrol cars is not restricted purely on safety grounds. Especially not for cheap cars like R4. It's also a lot about costs. More power needs more cooling, different gearbox, different driveshaft, maybe completely different engine.

With electric cars similar power upgrade is much easier. Range is not a real problem as long as the car manages the stage. "It didn't make whole loop without charging"....who cares? I am not following how often petrol cars have refueling zones. If they need 15min charge after each stage so what...