Convert 240 Horsepower to Kilowatts
How much power is 240 horsepower? What is 240 horsepower in kilowatts? 240 HP to kW conversion.
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240 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
178.96797 Kilowatts
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Result in Plain English
240 horsepower is equal to about 179 kilowatts.
In Scientific Notation
240 horsepower
= 2.4 x 102 horsepower
≈ 1.78968 x 102 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.