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1 HP to kW

Welcome to 1 hp to kW, our post covering the conversion of 1 horsepower to kilowatts.

1 horsepower usually means 1 mechanical hp or 1 metric hp, used, for example, to describe the power of cars in the US (converter default), respectively Europe.

However, it could also mean 1 electric hp or 1 boiler hp.

What’s more is that in case of electric horsepower the equivalent of 1 hp in kilowatts in the US slightly differs from the result of the conversion in Europe.

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Note that you may overwrite 1 with another value, then make your choice in the drop-down menu, or proceed with the preselect unit hp(I) explained right below.

Read on to learn how to convert the work over time, taking into account the following short forms:

  • 1 mechanical hp, aka 1 imperial hp, is denoted as 1 hp(I)
  • 1 metric hp in short form is 1 hp(M)
  • 1 electric hp in the US is abbreviated as 1 hp(E) US
  • 1 electric hp in Europe in shortened form is 1 hp(E) Europe
  • 1 boiler hp in symbols is either 1 hp(S), or 1 bhp

1 horsepower in the context of US cars means mechanical horsepower, hp(I), whereas 1 horsepower in the context of automobiles in Europe means metric horsepower, hp(M).

1 HP to kW Conversion and Formulas

Here we use the formulas explained on our home page to obtain the following results which are rounded to two decimals:

  • hp(I): [kW] = [1] × 0.74569987158227022 = 0.75 kW
  • hp(M): [kW] = [1] × 0.73549875 = 0.74 kW
  • hp(E) US: [kW] = [1] × 0.746 = 0.75 kW
  • hp(E) Europe: [kW] = [1] × 0.735 = 0.74 kW
  • hp(S): [kW] = [1] × 9.810657 = 9.81 kW

Instead of employing a calculator, we recommend using our power converter above.

Here you can find all information related to 1 kW to hp.

In the next part of our post you can learn about the conversion of 1 hp to watts.

1 Horsepower to Kilowatts

Reading so far, you already know how to change 1 horsepower to kilowatt for all definitions and types of hp. But what about 1 hp to watts?

A kilowatt is a multiple of the unit of power watt. One kilowatt is 103 watts (W).

Thus, to convert 1 hp to watts use the formulas or our converter, and then multiply the result by 1000.

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1 HP to kW Summary

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1 hp =

  • 0.75 kW for mechanical hp
  • 0.74 kW for metric hp
  • 0.75 kW for electric hp US
  • 0.74 kW for electric hp Europe
  • 9.81 kW for boiler hp

Except for boiler hp, you may use the approximation kW = 3/4 × 1 hp.

This rule of thumb is often accurate enough.

And for 1 air or hydraulic horsepower, use hp(I).

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– Article written by Mark, last updated on December 19th, 2023