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Old 10-14-2009, 02:30 PM   #4 (permalink)
jamesqf
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I think you're going to need more than 5 hp. Some rough calculations (coasting down a long hill) gave me roughly 15 hp required to move my Insight at 60 mph on the level. And of course you're going to need more power for hill climbing.

But maybe one of those 5 hp motors on each wheel?
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