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Old 02-29-2020, 01:56 PM   #466 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
It won't be exactly like that.The choice is about energy efficiency.The laser illumination technology uses less energy per lumen output than LED.A smidgeon more battery range.They can cap the magnitude of output wherever they like.
Tesla fans are not talking about lighting, they are talking about using lasers to clean the windshield and then not use windshield wipers. Lasers powerful enough to vaporize dead bugs and I assume convert water drops to steam on a massive scale in a rainstorm which is the real reason you need wipers, not for a few bugs.
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