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Scoob · **Electric vs. nitro, watts/horsepower. -** 07.26.2006, 06:41 PM

I have a simple question that I've been meaning to ask some knowledgeable people.

1 HP = 746 watts

It seems that an electric doesn't need nearly the peak horsepower of a nitro to have the same or greater performance.

Why is this? Anyone who's competed with nitro, with a BL and knows the nitro HP ratings, understands what I mean. My electric supposedly has 1/4 the power of the nitros but is just as fast.

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Scoob RC-Monster Stock Offline Posts: 43 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NC	Electric vs. nitro, watts/horsepower. - 07.26.2006, 06:41 PM I have a simple question that I've been meaning to ask some knowledgeable people. 1 HP = 746 watts It seems that an electric doesn't need nearly the peak horsepower of a nitro to have the same or greater performance. Why is this? Anyone who's competed with nitro, with a BL and knows the nitro HP ratings, understands what I mean. My electric supposedly has 1/4 the power of the nitros but is just as fast.