Convert 117 Kilowatts to Horsepower
How much power is 117 kilowatts? What is 117 kilowatts in horsepower? 117 kW to HP conversion.
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117 Kilowatts ≈
156.89958 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
117 kilowatts is equal to about 157 horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
117 kilowatts
= 1.17 x 102 kilowatts
≈ 1.569 x 102 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.