Convert 253 Kilowatts to Horsepower
How much power is 253 kilowatts? What is 253 kilowatts in horsepower? 253 kW to HP conversion.
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253 Kilowatts ≈
339.27859 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
253 kilowatts is equal to about 339 horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
253 kilowatts
= 2.53 x 102 kilowatts
≈ 3.39279 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.