Convert 1 Kilowatt to Horsepower
How much power is 1 kilowatt? What is 1 kilowatt in horsepower? 1 kW to HP conversion.
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1 Kilowatt ≈
1.3410221 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
1 kilowatt is equal to about 1.34 horsepower.
To a Percentage
1 kilowatt ≈ 134% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
1 kilowatt
= 1 x 100 kilowatts
≈ 1.34102 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.