Convert 185 Horsepower to Watts
How much power is 185 horsepower? What is 185 horsepower in watts? 185 HP to W conversion.
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185 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
137,954.48 Watts
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Result in Plain English
185 horsepower is equal to about 138 thousand watts.
In Scientific Notation
185 horsepower
= 1.85 x 102 horsepower
≈ 1.37954 x 105 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.