Convert 8,800 Kilowatts to Horsepower
How much power is 8,800 kilowatts? What is 8.8 thousand kilowatts in horsepower? 8,800 kW to HP conversion.
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8,800 Kilowatts ≈
11,800.994 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
8,800 kilowatts is equal to about 11.8 thousand horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
8,800 kilowatts
= 8.8 x 103 kilowatts
≈ 1.1801 x 104 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.