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Originally Posted by Hugh-Falls
It is well known that an Insight will travel quite well on 13 HP. Two Etek motors combined develop about 12 HP and up.
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The Insight will cruise quite well on 5-10HP depending on conditions, but it would take forever and a day to get up to speed.
My Insight sees 3000RPM if I want to accelerate at the same pace as the masses, which I do in traffic. This suggests around 35HP. Yesterday, I merged onto the interstate at 3500RPM and full assist, suggesting 50HP, but perhaps you'd fire up the gas engine for such an occasion. These figures are for a 2000lb car + driver. Add batteries, and you'll need to add a little more power.
According to the above torque curve, the Insight makes 12HP around 1100RPM.