Convert 216 Horsepower to Watts
How much power is 216 horsepower? What is 216 horsepower in watts? 216 HP to W conversion.
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216 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
161,071.17 Watts
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Result in Plain English
216 horsepower is equal to about 161 thousand watts.
In Scientific Notation
216 horsepower
= 2.16 x 102 horsepower
≈ 1.61071 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.