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Originally Posted by AndrewJ
That's awesome!
That thing was really hauling if it was doing that kind of speed. I doubt it really had a 1-2kw motor in it though. Maybe 1kw max, the aerodynamics would really cut back on the amount of power it takes to get up to those speeds. If a HPV can hit +60, and a human cyclist can put out 500watts in a semi-sustained effort, then I think you could easily get away with a 500watt motor and do those kind of speeds in a adequately streamlined vehicle.
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Yes, I suspect that you could easily get away with a 1kW motor in there, depending on the velomobile. With the WAW, it should take almost exactly 1kW.
e.g. 250W * (80/50)^3 = 1.02kW That's for 50mph, or 80kph.
I have the feeling that within a couple years these things are going to be EVERYWHERE.