kW to HP Converter — Mechanical hp and Metric CV

1 kW = 1.34102 mechanical hp or 1.35962 metric CV/PS. Choose the horsepower standard before converting.

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Converted power1.34102 hp1 kW ÷ 0.745699872 = 1.34102 hp
Mechanical hp
1.34102 hp
Metric CV/PS
1.35962 CV
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kW to horsepower formulas

Mechanical hp = kW ÷ 0.745699872. Metric CV/PS = kW ÷ 0.73549875.

Common conversions

kW Mechanical hp Metric CV
0.75 1.01 1.02
1 1.34 1.36
10 13.41 13.60
75 100.58 101.97