Convert 3,700 Kilowatts to Horsepower
How much power is 3,700 kilowatts? What is 3.7 thousand kilowatts in horsepower? 3,700 kW to HP conversion.
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3,700 Kilowatts ≈
4,961.7817 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
3,700 kilowatts is equal to about 4,960 horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
3,700 kilowatts
= 3.7 x 103 kilowatts
≈ 4.96178 x 103 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.