Convert 0.5 Kilowatts to Horsepower
How much power is 0.5 kilowatts? What is 1⁄2 of a kilowatt in horsepower? 0.5 kW to HP conversion.
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0.5 Kilowatts ≈
0.67051104 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
0.5 kilowatts is equal to about 0.671 horsepower.
From a Percentage
50% of a kilowatt ≈ 0.671 horsepower.
To a Percentage
0.5 kilowatts ≈ 67.1% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
0.5 kilowatts
= 5 x 10-1 kilowatts
≈ 6.70511 x 10-1 horsepower
Kilowatts
A kilowatt is 1,000 watts. Usain Bolt's maximum power output while sprinting was about 2.6 kilowatts.
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.