Convert 38 Kilowatts to Horsepower
How much power is 38 kilowatts? What is 38 kilowatts in horsepower? 38 kW to HP conversion.
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38 Kilowatts ≈
50.958839 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
38 kilowatts is equal to about 51.0 horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
38 kilowatts
= 3.8 x 101 kilowatts
≈ 5.09588 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.