Electric motors currently are massively limited.
They're essentially equivalent to a single cylinder and can never get any bigger. While they do get upgraded fuel options that improve their power output over the years they still languish WAAAAAAY behind petrol in terms of capability after the first couple of years of the game.
I think this is a fairly accurate portrayal of what actually happened but I think it prevent players from trying to play out what could have happened which is half the fun of this game.
I have two suggested fixes:
a) Substantially increase power, size, weight, cost etc of electric motors. That way when people want to make a 10hp electric motor to power their first car they just turn the size sliders down but when they have the money they can make a 100hp+ monster to compete with their oppositions new V8.
b) Give electric motors access to 1, 2 and 4 cylinders. Representing using 1, 2 and 4 electric motors as has been done in the real world.
Option b would probably also need some of option a to make it really fill the hole.
They're essentially equivalent to a single cylinder and can never get any bigger. While they do get upgraded fuel options that improve their power output over the years they still languish WAAAAAAY behind petrol in terms of capability after the first couple of years of the game.
I think this is a fairly accurate portrayal of what actually happened but I think it prevent players from trying to play out what could have happened which is half the fun of this game.
I have two suggested fixes:
a) Substantially increase power, size, weight, cost etc of electric motors. That way when people want to make a 10hp electric motor to power their first car they just turn the size sliders down but when they have the money they can make a 100hp+ monster to compete with their oppositions new V8.
b) Give electric motors access to 1, 2 and 4 cylinders. Representing using 1, 2 and 4 electric motors as has been done in the real world.
Option b would probably also need some of option a to make it really fill the hole.