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Old 06-30-2010, 01:38 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dcb View Post
According to that article, the 71hp hp gas motor is struggling to keep the car going 50mph...
Doesn't quite make sense. It takes about 17 hp to keep the Insight moving at ~60 mph (tested by engine-off coasting down a long mountain road), and the Volt's weight/drag surely isn't 7 times the Insight's.
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