Horsepower to Kilowatts Conversion Calculator

Horsepower (hp) to Kilowatt (kW) Converter

Symbol: hp (horsepower), kW (kilowatts)

What they are:

Horsepower is a unit of power originally defined as the power needed to lift 550 pounds by 1 foot in 1 second. The kilowatt is the SI unit of power, equal to 1,000 watts or 1,000 joules per second.

Conversion Facts:

  • 1 horsepower = 0.7457 kilowatts
  • 1 kilowatt = 1.341 horsepower
  • 100 hp = 74.57 kW
  • 10 kW = 13.41 hp

Horsepower (hp)
Kilowatt (kW)

Conversion Result

1 hp=
1 kW

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