Convert 1 Kilowatt to Horsepower

How much power is 1 kilowatt? What is 1 kilowatt in horsepower? 1 kW to hp(I) conversion.

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1 Kilowatt =
1.3410221 Horsepower
(rounded to 8 digits)

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A kilowatt is 1,000 watts. Usain Bolt’s maximum power output while sprinting was about 2.6 kilowatts.

Mechanical horsepower is commonly used to measure the maximum power of a car’s engine in the United States or the UK. It is approximately equal to 746 watts.

Kilowatts to Horsepower Conversions
(some results rounded)

kW	hp(I)
1.00	1.3410
1.01	1.3544
1.02	1.3678
1.03	1.3813
1.04	1.3947
1.05	1.4081
1.06	1.4215
1.07	1.4349
1.08	1.4483
1.09	1.4617
1.10	1.4751
1.11	1.4885
1.12	1.5019
1.13	1.5154
1.14	1.5288
1.15	1.5422
1.16	1.5556
1.17	1.5690
1.18	1.5824
1.19	1.5958
1.20	1.6092
1.21	1.6226
1.22	1.6360
1.23	1.6495
1.24	1.6629

kW	hp(I)
1.25	1.6763
1.26	1.6897
1.27	1.7031
1.28	1.7165
1.29	1.7299
1.30	1.7433
1.31	1.7567
1.32	1.7701
1.33	1.7836
1.34	1.7970
1.35	1.8104
1.36	1.8238
1.37	1.8372
1.38	1.8506
1.39	1.8640
1.40	1.8774
1.41	1.8908
1.42	1.9043
1.43	1.9177
1.44	1.9311
1.45	1.9445
1.46	1.9579
1.47	1.9713
1.48	1.9847
1.49	1.9981

kW	hp(I)
1.50	2.0115
1.51	2.0249
1.52	2.0384
1.53	2.0518
1.54	2.0652
1.55	2.0786
1.56	2.0920
1.57	2.1054
1.58	2.1188
1.59	2.1322
1.60	2.1456
1.61	2.1590
1.62	2.1725
1.63	2.1859
1.64	2.1993
1.65	2.2127
1.66	2.2261
1.67	2.2395
1.68	2.2529
1.69	2.2663
1.70	2.2797
1.71	2.2931
1.72	2.3066
1.73	2.3200
1.74	2.3334

kW	hp(I)
1.75	2.3468
1.76	2.3602
1.77	2.3736
1.78	2.3870
1.79	2.4004
1.80	2.4138
1.81	2.4272
1.82	2.4407
1.83	2.4541
1.84	2.4675
1.85	2.4809
1.86	2.4943
1.87	2.5077
1.88	2.5211
1.89	2.5345
1.90	2.5479
1.91	2.5614
1.92	2.5748
1.93	2.5882
1.94	2.6016
1.95	2.6150
1.96	2.6284
1.97	2.6418
1.98	2.6552
1.99	2.6686