Efficient electric vehicle lighting using LEDs

Electric vehicles are very energy conscience. Replacing the inefficient incandescent lights with more efficient lights, such as light emitting diodes (LED), would conserve energy and help increase the vehicle's range. Because LEDs produce light at the needed wavelength for automotive use, less energy is consumed by the lighting fixture when compared to the white light generated by incandescent bulbs. One development is super-bright LEDs that produce light at greater efficiency. This paper discusses the performance of new super-bright LEDs, their use and design consideration for automotive lighting applications.