Convert 87 Kilowatts to Horsepower
How much power is 87 kilowatts? What is 87 kilowatts in horsepower? 87 kW to HP conversion.
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87 Kilowatts ≈
116.66892 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
87 kilowatts is equal to about 117 horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
87 kilowatts
= 8.7 x 101 kilowatts
≈ 1.16669 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.