From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   Those horsepower numbers seem exceedingly large. Is it really required?   
   I'm thinking in terms of 100hp peak, 20hp continuous at most. It   
   might require a multi-speed transmission, but that's key to efficiency   
   anyway. Am I overlooking something? A 12 kg LiFePO4 battery can deliver   
   about a kilowatt for a minute or so. Do you really want 250 of them?   
      
   bob prohaska   
      
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   My 91 Ford Ranger has a 105HP 4 cylinder engine that can barely get it to   
   70MPH on flat ground. It was fine around town and for commuting in bumper to   
   bumper traffic at 50MPH. I bought it for its 7' bed and put up with the   
   Pinto engine.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Pinto_engine#Lima_OHC_(LL)   
      
   "A version with two spark plugs per cylinder, distributor-less ignition, and   
   reduced main bearing sizes was introduced in the 1989 Ford Ranger and 1991   
   Ford Mustang. This engine produced 105 hp (78 kW) and 183 N⋅m (135 lb⋅ft)."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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