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Old 04-10-2010, 10:28 AM   #242 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JRoque View Post
Hi,
But what gets me every time is the motor weight. A typical 50HP motor will weigh >500 lbs. I don't want to replace my 250 lbs ICE with a 500 lbs electric motor. If anything, I was hoping to shed some poundage with the swap.

JR
It's not only the motor weight, have you forgot the batteries total weight in addition to?
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