Stop idling! Stop-start systems have great promise for saving fuel
Lately we’ve registered some complaints about the start-stop system in our new BMW 328i. It mimics a hybrid car by shutting down the engine at stops, rather than wasting fuel idling. It sounds like a great idea in theory.
One of the latest in a suite of fuel-saving technologies to aid manufacturers in reaching ambitious new federal mpg targets, a start-stop system shuts down the engine when the car stops and automatically restarts it as soon as you take your foot off the brake pedal. Many hybrid cars …
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