Electric vs. nitro, watts/horsepower.

[Scoob]

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.