Convert 955 Kilowatts to Horsepower
How much power is 955 kilowatts? What is 955 kilowatts in horsepower? 955 kW to HP conversion.
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955 Kilowatts ≈
1,280.6761 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
955 kilowatts is equal to about 1,280 horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
955 kilowatts
= 9.55 x 102 kilowatts
≈ 1.28068 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.