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>>As an European, it feels like I am reading an article from 1830, with hp instead of kW

Where in Europe are you that anyone uses kW for engine power lol. Yes it's listed in kW on my registration document but I've literally never heard anyone using kilowatts to describe engine power instead of horsepower, and I lived in a few European countries so far.

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I’m in the Netherlands. I just did a Google search for electric cars and checked the top 3 results (Polestar, Hyundai Ionic, Mini) and all three of them list the kW numbers first / large and then the pk number between brackets or small. So we can safely assume that kW is dominant where I am.

I've seen it used for electric cars.

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