Convert 162 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 162 watts? What is 162 watts in horsepower? 162 W to HP conversion.
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162 Watts ≈
0.21724558 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
162 watts is equal to about 0.217 horsepower.
To a Percentage
162 watts ≈ 21.7% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
162 watts
= 1.62 x 102 watts
≈ 2.17246 x 10-1 horsepower
Watts
A watt is the standard unit of power. It is the power needed to do one joule of work per second. A typical incandescent light bulb uses 40-100 watts.
Horsepower
Mechanical horsepower is commonly used to measure the maximum power of a car's engine in the United States. It is slightly different than Metric horsepower, which is used in Europe.