Convert 12 Kilowatts to Horsepower
How much power is 12 kilowatts? What is 12 kilowatts in horsepower? 12 kW to HP conversion.
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12 Kilowatts ≈
16.092265 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
12 kilowatts is equal to about 16.1 horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
12 kilowatts
= 1.2 x 101 kilowatts
≈ 1.60923 x 101 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.