(NAPSA}—Automotive engineers have found a wayto increase vehicle fuel economythanksto a crucial vehicle element that’s often over- looked: lighting. Better Bulbs High-Intensity Discharge (HID) and Light-Emitting Diode (LED)lighting options are more energyefficient than incandescent, or halogenlights. Incandescent bulbs in today’s automotive lighting applications generate more heat than light, requiring moreelectrical power. A vehicle’s gasoline engine generates electricity but not very effi- Keeping your car on the road to ciently. The more energy needed to runlighting and other systems, the harder the engine has to work, increasing fuel usage and green- safety and savings can be simpler with the help of a special sort oflightbulb. In contrast, HID lighting uses vehicles come to market, automo- housegas emissions. up to 65 percent less energy and lasts three times longer than standard incandescentlights, nearly Environmental Improvements As more hybrid and electric tive lighting will play an even larger role in contributing to the entire life of the vehicle. energy efficiency, cost savings and the overall positive effects to the mile. the marketplace, the positive HID headlights are also good environment. Other Ways to Save for the environment. Many are mercury free and their increased “Once alternative vehicles efficiency helps reduce vehicle CO: increase their role or eventually emissions by more than 2 grams a become a high-volumeseller in Manyof today’s vehicles use LEDsignal and tail lighting. For example, the 2010 Ford Mustang uses the Osram SyLvania Joule” System, which incorporates LEDs into a form that resembles a typi- cal incandescent bulb, makingit easier to adapt the new technology to current vehicle designs. The vehicle's LED tail lamps use 87 percent less electricity than the incandescent counter- parts; that’s an annual savings of more than 10 gallons of gasoline and 205 fewer poundsof CO: emitted into the atmosphere. effects felt to the environment and costs will grow in kind through LED lighting,” said David Hulick, global product marketing director for automotive lighting producer Osram SYLVANIA. “For example, multiplying sav- ings via lighting by the nearly 250 million registered light-duty vehi- cles on America’s roads, you can see the impact that LED lighting could have on helping to clean up the environment,” said Hulick. More Information To learn more about automotive lighting, visit www.osram.com.
