The Best and Most Frivolous Car Tech Is Going Straight to EVs
To camouflage their high sales price, electric cars are becoming showcases of new features and nifty tech gizmos that aren’t strictly necessary.
The Mercedes EQS SUV offers a symphony of interior lighting that pulses when the accelerator is pressed.
Courtesy of MercedesFrom regenerative braking to the quiet hum of battery-powered cruising, electric vehicles are upending many a fundamental when it comes to the traditional driving experience. Slide into the cockpit of a contemporary EV, though, and you’ll notice another bit of hardware getting an unexpected rethink: the humble interior light.
Gone is the jaundiced bulb that blinks on when a car door is opened, the one your parents warned had to stay off while the vehicle was in motion. In its stead? A veritable LED disco. Today the interior of nearly every battery-powered car is veined with lights in the dashboard, door frames, foot wells and ceiling.