Convert 173 Kilowatts to Horsepower
How much power is 173 kilowatts? What is 173 kilowatts in horsepower? 173 kW to HP conversion.
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173 Kilowatts ≈
231.99682 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
173 kilowatts is equal to about 232 horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
173 kilowatts
= 1.73 x 102 kilowatts
≈ 2.31997 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.