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The analyses on the use of energy in motor vehicles show that the electrical power requirements of the lighting technology can be significantly reduced by the use of new technologies. Where at the moment photometric systems still need on average around 12 to 15 % of the electrical energy available in the vehicle, by the year 2015, future systems will be in a position to reduce the share of energy requirements to 5 to 7 %, aims Hella.
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Decker, D., Kleinkes, M. Energy efficiency of car lighting. ATZ Elektron Worldw 4, 18–23 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03242211
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