European Commission Certifies Audi Full LED Headlights

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LED headlights have received certification from the European Commission, and they will be added to more models in the near future.  

The commission says that cars using LED lights for the headlights, taillights and license plate light are enough to reduce CO2 emissions by 1g/km, and it is awarding Audi for the technological innovation.

LED headlights provide some advantage for fuel efficiency as well. The LEDs use 80W of power compared to 135W from traditional halogen lights. It translates to minor gains in fuel economy and increases in range when running purely on electric power in hybrids and EVs. 

Audi debuted LED running lights on the A8 W12Audi A8 6.0 W12 quattro LGermany, 2009 > present3 photos
in 2004, and the R8Audi R8Germany, 2006 > present5 photos
was the world's first production car with full LED headlights in 2008. Audi offers full LED lights on the A3Audi A3 Gen.3 [Typ 8V]Germany, 2012 > present275 versions
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, A6Audi A6 Gen.4Germany, 2011 > present93 versions
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, A7 SportbackAudi A7Germany, 2010 > present39 versions
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, A8Audi A8 Gen.3Germany, 2010 > present48 versions
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and R8 now, and it plans to add more in the future. 

There is unique tech for each car. The A8 uses 76 LEDs in each headlight, while the A3 has 19 LEDs in each headlight. There are extra LEDs for cornering lights, daytime running lights and turn signals. Audi claims that the LEDs will last the life of the car without needing to be replaced.