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How Often Can Stop-Start Systems Restart An Engine? More Than 1 Million Times
Visit any European city, and you'll be struck by an unfamiliar sound: That of engines, previously silent, re-starting on every green light. A large number of cars in Europe now feature stop-start technology as standard, and while EPA mileage figures aren't favorable to its effects, they're starting...
Start-Stop At Highway Speeds? Hella Suggests It's Possible
Good technology, they say, is technology that improves your life without intruding upon it. If that's the case, then the ability of hybrid cars to shut off their engines at... October 31, 2012 by Antony Ingram 3
Mazda Improves Fuel-Saving Start-Stop System With Capacitors
Do start-stop systems, which smartly switch off the gasoline (or diesel) engine at stoplights and restart it as soon as you lift off the brake pedal, produce significant... November 28, 2011 by Bengt Halvorson 1
In 2015, One In Four U.S. Car Engines Will Stop When You Do -- On Purpose
According to a recent study by Pike Research, the fuel-saving technology which will be most prevalent in green cars by 2015 isn’t the current offering of hybrid... November 1, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
How Does Your New Car Get Better MPG Than Your Old One?
Almost every day we hear of a shiny new car that gets a certain number of miles to the gallon, a number often greater than its predecessor. It sometimes seems like witchcraft... September 23, 2011 by Antony Ingram 5
Outdated Tests Skew CAFE Gas Mileage Ratings: 48-MPH Freeways?
It's widely accepted in the auto industry that all manufacturers game the test cycles used to establish emissions and gas-mileage ratings. Ask auto engineers about the topic... August 15, 2011 by John Voelcker 10
Fuel-Saving Mazda i-Stop Stalled In U.S. Because Of EPA Tests
Over several years, Mazda's i-Stop engine start-stop feature has helped owners in other markets to save on their fuel budget—and it's helped commuters in some of the... August 5, 2011 by Bengt Halvorson 6
Half Of 2016 Cars To Have Gas-Saving Start-Stop Systems, Supplier Says
Chances are, you don't own a car with start-stop technology. But you will. For the uninitiated, start-stop is a simple concept: lift your foot from the accelerator and roll... June 29, 2011 by Sean Tucker 1
Should Detroit Dial Down The Doom & Gloom Over High-Mileage Rules?
We've heard this script before. Some agency of the Federal Government proposes a new rule that will affect the design and performance of cars in some way, sometime in the... June 15, 2011 by John Voelcker 14
2012 Buick Regal With eAssist: 26 MPG City, 37 MPG Highway Expected
The rumors started last week, and they were largely true: Buick plans to offer a model of its Regal compact sports sedan with the eAssist mild-hybrid system. What we didn't... February 7, 2011 by John Voelcker 2
Chicago Auto Show Preview: 2012 Buick Regal With eAssist Option
Buick plans to add its eAssist mild-hybrid system to the 2012 Regal sedan as an option, making the Regal its second model to offer the mileage-increasing system. According to... February 1, 2011 by John Voelcker 3
Ford Will Be First Major Carmaker To Offer Start-Stop In U.S.
Start-stop systems, which shut off car engines when the vehicle comes to a stop, have been offered in Europe for several years. But until now, no automaker other than Porsche... December 28, 2010 by John Voelcker 2
Slow U.S. Adoption of Start-Stop Systems: The Real Reasons
Sometimes even well-informed industry analysts get it wrong. Or miss the forest for the trees. A recent posting by Pike Research, entlted "Europe Leads, U.S. Lags In... November 22, 2010 by John Voelcker 5
Ferrari California HELE Adds Stop-Start, Gas-Saving Gizmos
No, it's not pronounced "hell" ... although that word was heard from many Modena fans when news first broke that Ferrari was planning a hybrid-electric drivetrain in some... October 4, 2010 by John Voelcker 2
Bosch Develops Engine Stop-Start System For Automatics
Autonomous engine stop-start systems, designed to save fuel by turning off a car’s engine when at a standstill, are increasing in popularity, especially in Europe, where... July 30, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Nissan To Release New Fuel-Saving Technologies Over Coming Year
Nissan has showed us the future of the automobile with its advanced Leaf all-electric vehicle but that doesn’t mean it’s game over for the internal combustion engine... July 6, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
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