Convert 790 Kilowatts to Horsepower
How much power is 790 kilowatts? What is 790 kilowatts in horsepower? 790 kW to HP conversion.
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790 Kilowatts ≈
1,059.4075 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
790 kilowatts is equal to about 1,060 horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
790 kilowatts
= 7.9 x 102 kilowatts
≈ 1.05941 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.