Convert 0.8 Kilowatts to Horsepower
How much power is 0.8 kilowatts? What is 4⁄5 of a kilowatt in horsepower? 0.8 kW to HP conversion.
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0.8 Kilowatts ≈
1.0728177 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
0.8 kilowatts is equal to about 1.07 horsepower.
From a Percentage
80% of a kilowatt ≈ 1.07 horsepower.
To a Percentage
0.8 kilowatts ≈ 107% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
0.8 kilowatts
= 8 x 10-1 kilowatts
≈ 1.07282 x 100 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.