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Originally Posted by cons
This guy claims you can generally save around 6% of gas by not having your lights on.
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Though there will be a minor power drain from using the headlights, I've never noticed any perceptible difference in FE with or without having my headlights on (either as DRL of as normal lights).
I had Volvo's always-on set-up changed to be able to switch the headlights off, but not because of FE reasons
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If true, I think using LED lights
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Nothing else should really be used for DRL.
LEDs draw a lot less power, and being smaller they're sufficiently different from regular headlights to minimize the risk of other road users being rendered nearly invisible near cars with them on.
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Originally Posted by alvaro84
I can't turn Teresa's low-beam light off (constant 55W load) - because of regulations the light just doesn't have a switch (AFAIK lighting on motorcycles is compulsory in Europe, every time) - but I think I normally would seldom turn it off anyway. According to my experience I'm practically invisible without it  |
AFAIK only in the UK it's not mandatory to have your headlight on on a m/c .
Don't turn it off for FE reasons on a m/c.
It's bad enough with the headlight on, no need to make it even more dangerous.
If it's allowed where you live, try out a yellow light.