Convert 189 Horsepower to Watts
How much power is 189 horsepower? What is 189 horsepower in watts? 189 HP to W conversion.
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189 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
140,937.28 Watts
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Result in Plain English
189 horsepower is equal to about 141 thousand watts.
In Scientific Notation
189 horsepower
= 1.89 x 102 horsepower
≈ 1.40937 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.