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Old 05-06-2015, 08:31 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by UFO View Post
The Accord has a 166HP electric motor? I have a hard time believing that. If it was full electric it wouldn't need that kind of HP. If true, for 5 MPG more, that is more than overkill in a hybrid.
According to Honda, it is indeed 124kw (166hp) what I find is curious is that the engine is 141hp but the "system" hp is 196hp, this shows how ingenious the system is by having two propulsion devices with completely different powerbands blended together.

I always wondered why they didn't do this from the start but assumed that it just never worked in the end for some reason.
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