SubLGT
Flashlight Enthusiast
From Autonews.com
[Hella Corporate Center USA President] Lietaert said the industry's conversion from halogen headlamps to LED-based systems is under way, but will rapidly grow at the end of this decade. The big reason will be vehicle power.
A typical halogen headlight uses 55 watts of power to produce 350 lumens of light, while an LED-headlight system draws about 17 watts to produce 600 lumens of light.
"When we get into 2020, I think you'll see that halogen light sources go away, mostly from the standpoint that no vehicle chief engineer will allow you to waste 55 watts on a headlamp," Lietaert said. "It's a fight for power in a vehicle. As you put more electrification in a vehicle, you want to reduce the load."
I look forward to the day when all vehicles on the road have OEM LED headlamps. That should, I hope, finally put an end to people "improving" their headlamps with aftermarket upgrades.
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