Convert 48 Horsepower to Watts
How much power is 48 horsepower? What is 48 horsepower in watts? 48 HP to W conversion.
From
To
swap units ↺
48 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
35,793.594 Watts
result rounded
Decimal places
Result in Plain English
48 horsepower is equal to about 35.8 thousand watts.
In Scientific Notation
48 horsepower
= 4.8 x 101 horsepower
≈ 3.57936 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.