Convert 120 Horsepower to Watts
How much power is 120 horsepower? What is 120 horsepower in watts? 120 HP to W conversion.
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120 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
89,483.985 Watts
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Result in Plain English
120 horsepower is equal to about 89.5 thousand watts.
In Scientific Notation
120 horsepower
= 1.2 x 102 horsepower
≈ 8.9484 x 104 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.
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.