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Ryland · 10-14-2009, 11:13 AM

The motor on my 1,400 pound electric car is a 6hp continues duty and looks like it can peek out at around 40hp... 40,000 watts! an inverter that can handle that is going to be hard to find and expensive I would think.

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Ryland Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Western Wisconsin Posts: 3,903 honda cb125 - '74 Honda CB 125 S1 90 day: 79.71 mpg (US) green wedge - '81 Commuter Vehicles Inc. Commuti-Car Blue VX - '93 Honda Civic VX Thanks: 867 Thanked 434 Times in 354 Posts	The motor on my 1,400 pound electric car is a 6hp continues duty and looks like it can peek out at around 40hp... 40,000 watts! an inverter that can handle that is going to be hard to find and expensive I would think.