Convert 4 Horsepower to Kilowatts
How much power is 4 horsepower? What is 4 horsepower in kilowatts? 4 HP to kW conversion.
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4 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
2.9827995 Kilowatts
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Result in Plain English
4 horsepower is equal to about 2.98 kilowatts.
In Scientific Notation
4 horsepower
= 4 x 100 horsepower
≈ 2.9828 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.