The short answer: 62 horsepower comes to 46.23339204 kW. That is 62 multiplied by 0.7456998716, the factor fixed by definition, carried to full precision before anything is rounded for display.
46.2334 kW is 62 mechanical horsepower and 62.86 metric PS. Put that through a 1,400 kg car at 80% drivetrain efficiency and the energy needed to reach 100 km/h — 540.1 kJ — takes about 14.6 seconds to deliver, which is a floor rather than a real figure because it ignores drag and traction limits.
The result sits 1.233 kW past 45 kW, so if you need a round figure to quote, 45 kW is the honest nearest one. Plenty of people do this in their head: divide by 1.3 instead of using the exact factor 0.7456998716. At 62 that shortcut gives 47.692308 kilowatts, off by 1.459 kilowatts or about 3.16%. Fine for a rough estimate, not fine for anything you are cutting to size or dosing.
The formula
62 hp- The quantity being converted
0.7456998716- Exact kilowatts in one horsepower
46.23339204 kW- The converted result
How it works, step by step
- Begin from the figure you have: 62 horsepower.
- Apply the defined factor: one horsepower is 0.7456998716 kilowatts, so multiply by that.
- Result: 46.2333920381 kilowatts.
- The reverse works the same way with division: 46.23339204 kW ÷ 0.7456998716 = 62 hp.
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Working it through
Because this is a straight proportion, 62 hp × 0.7456998716 = 46.2333920381 kW — no offset, no second term, nothing else to account for.
Verifying the result
Divide the answer back: 46.23339204 kW ÷ 0.7456998716 returns 62 hp. If a converter fails this test it has inverted the factor, which is the single most common conversion error there is.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 62 horsepower in kilowatts?
62 horsepower is exactly 46.23339204 kW. Carried to full precision that is 46.2333920381 kilowatts.
How do you convert horsepower to kilowatts?
One step: multiply the horsepower figure by 0.7456998716. Here that is 62 × 0.7456998716 = 46.23339204 kilowatts.
What is 46.23339204 kilowatts back in horsepower?
It goes back to 62 horsepower. The reciprocal of the factor is 1.34102209, so multiplying by that works just as well as dividing.
What does 62 hp actually look like?
46.2334 kW is 62 mechanical horsepower and 62.86 metric PS. Put that through a 1,400 kg car at 80% drivetrain efficiency and the energy needed to reach 100 km/h — 540.1 kJ — takes about 14.6 seconds to deliver, which is a floor rather than a real figure because it ignores drag and traction limits. The reference table shows the values either side of it for comparison.
What is a horsepower?
Mechanical horsepower, defined by James Watt as 550 foot-pounds per second.
What is a kilowatt?
The rating unit for motors, EV chargers and solar arrays.
62 hp in kilowatts — nearby values
| Horsepower | Kilowatts | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 56 hp | 41.759193 | 41.75919281 |
| 57 hp | 42.504893 | 42.50489268 |
| 58 hp | 43.250593 | 43.25059255 |
| 59 hp | 43.996292 | 43.99629242 |
| 60 hp | 44.741992 | 44.74199229 |
| 61 hp | 45.487692 | 45.48769217 |
| 62 hp | 46.233392 | 46.23339204 |
| 63 hp | 46.979092 | 46.97909191 |
| 64 hp | 47.724792 | 47.72479178 |
| 65 hp | 48.470492 | 48.47049165 |
| 66 hp | 49.216192 | 49.21619152 |
| 67 hp | 49.961891 | 49.9618914 |
| 68 hp | 50.707591 | 50.70759127 |
Exact factor: 1 horsepower = 0.745699871582 kilowatts. The row for 62 hp is the value this page is about.