Convert 2 Horsepower to Kilowatts
How much power is 2 horsepower? What is 2 horsepower in kilowatts? 2 HP to kW conversion.
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2 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
1.4913997 Kilowatts
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Result in Plain English
2 horsepower is equal to about 1.49 kilowatts.
To a Percentage
2 horsepower ≈ 149% of a kilowatt.
In Scientific Notation
2 horsepower
= 2 x 100 horsepower
≈ 1.4914 x 100 kilowatts
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.
Kilowatts
A kilowatt is 1,000 watts. Usain Bolt's maximum power output while sprinting was about 2.6 kilowatts.