Convert kW to metric hp
1 kW = 1.35962 PS · 1 PS = 0.735499 kW · Exact by definition
1 kW = 1.35962 PS
The metric horsepower (PS/KM) quoted in European car adverts and price lists: 735.49875 W.
The same value in other units
- watt
- 1000 W
- megawatt
- 0.001 MW
- mechanical horsepower
- 1.34102 hp
- BTU per hour
- 3412.14 BTU/h
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The metric horsepower (PS/KM) quoted in European car adverts and price lists: 735.49875 W.
Power
kW to metric hp: conversion table
| kilowatt | metric horsepower |
|---|---|
| 1 kW | 1.35962 PS |
| 2 kW | 2.71924 PS |
| 3 kW | 4.07886 PS |
| 5 kW | 6.79811 PS |
| 10 kW | 13.5962 PS |
| 20 kW | 27.1924 PS |
| 25 kW | 33.9905 PS |
| 50 kW | 67.9811 PS |
| 100 kW | 135.962 PS |
| 250 kW | 339.905 PS |
| 500 kW | 679.811 PS |
| 1000 kW | 1359.62 PS |
| metric horsepower | kilowatt |
|---|---|
| 1 PS | 0.735499 kW |
| 2 PS | 1.471 kW |
| 3 PS | 2.2065 kW |
| 5 PS | 3.67749 kW |
| 10 PS | 7.35499 kW |
| 20 PS | 14.71 kW |
| 25 PS | 18.3875 kW |
| 50 PS | 36.7749 kW |
| 100 PS | 73.5499 kW |
| 250 PS | 183.875 kW |
| 500 PS | 367.749 kW |
| 1000 PS | 735.499 kW |
How the conversion works
PS = kW × 1.3596216
Both units are defined exactly, so the precision of the kW to metric hp result depends only on the number of decimal places you choose.
METHOD AND SOURCES
Where the conversion factors come from
Results are calculated from the unit definitions stored in the converter, not copied from a lookup table. For exact units, every value in the table follows from the same factor shown in the formula above.
- BIPM — SI Brochure
The official definitions of the International System of Units (SI).
- NIST SP 811 — Conversion factors
Conversion-factor tables for SI and non-SI units.
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