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You have to stop and think about where you're running your ICE normally, and the HP output you're getting at that point. You've probably never actually gotten 90-110HP from your engine, unless you have ever reached into the 5,000 - 6,000 range in the RPMs.

Some *not all* electric motors have a max torque value before they're in motion. This doesn't mean that it's producing torque right away, it just means that as soon as the motor begins to spin, it's making max torque. The torque curve is either fairly flat from there on out, or declines with armature speed, while HP stays mostly linear.