While some may have noticed that there are more bright lights on the road, the average driver has no idea why it seems as if everyone has their high beams on.
The answer is simple, because there is a slow transition in the car manufacturing world to LED lights instead of incandescent lights.
LED lights use electricity to glow when the current runs through them, instead of waiting for a filament to heat up. As a result, not only do the lights not need to heat up, so they are instantly able to light up, which means much brighter light over all.
The brighter side of this fact is that LED lights do not require as much energy from the car engine to work which means that the car gets a break and so does your wallet since less energy means less fuel consumption.
The other reason your bank balance may get a little less hammering, is due to the fact that LED lights have a longer lifespan than their incandescent counterparts with a lifespan that can last well over 11 years if manufactured correctly.
The downside is that LED lights are more expensive to make which is why you will see them on prestige cars for the time being, although they are slowly trickling down into more of the common brands as well.
