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We've been charting the progression of in-home lighting, CFLs
replacing incandescents but themselves slowly walking the path
obsolescence as LED bulbs get cheaper and more common. It's much the
same on the vehicle lighting front, with LEDs taking over more and
more automotive lighting, and now OSRAM Sylvania is giving us another
reason to make that happen sooner. LED bulbs can provide the same
amount of light as traditional incandescent car bulbs with less than
25 percent the energy draw. On a gas-powered auto that's not such a
big deal, where LEDs are being used primarily because of benefits like
cooler temps, longer life, and greater stylistic freedom, but on an EV
that reduction in current draw can offer as much as a six mile boost
in range on a single charge. That may not sound like much, but if you
ever run out of juice five miles from home you might just change your
mind.
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