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Originally Posted by ECONORAM
746 watts is 1 hp, right? 500 watts may not seem like much, but if you don't have to generate it over a 400 mile trip, then the savings should start stacking up.
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A smaller engine car that spins its P/S up to 3k to 4k could be sending well over 1hp to the P/S pump.
Those small cars that spin 3-4k tend to only needs 10 to 15 horsepower to over come drag and rolling resistance and maintain speed. Removing a 1hp load off the engine could be pretty big, to a smaller car.
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