Convert 980 Kilowatts to Horsepower
How much power is 980 kilowatts? What is 980 kilowatts in horsepower? 980 kW to HP conversion.
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980 Kilowatts ≈
1,314.2016 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
980 kilowatts is equal to about 1,310 horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
980 kilowatts
= 9.8 x 102 kilowatts
≈ 1.3142 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.