{"id":69245,"date":"2013-12-30T10:25:46","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T15:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=69245"},"modified":"2013-12-30T10:25:46","modified_gmt":"2013-12-30T15:25:46","slug":"stopstart-technology-to-become-industry-norm-by-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2013\/12\/stopstart-technology-to-become-industry-norm-by-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop\/Start Technology to Become Industry Norm by 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stop\/Start is now offered on a growing range of products, from mainstream models like the Ford Fusion to high-end models like the Porsche Panamera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You come to a stoplight and as you put your foot on the brake pedal you might notice the car just got a little bit quieter.\u00a0 What you likely won\u2019t notice until it\u2019s time to fill up again is that it\u2019s also a bit more fuel-efficient.<\/p>\n

Credit a new technology called Stop\/Start which automatically shuts off a vehicle\u2019s engine rather than wasting gas idling at a light or, say, on a fast food line. Originally developed for use in hybrid vehicles, the concept is rapidly being rolled out on everything from minicars to high-performance luxury vehicles and, according to a new survey, will likely become the norm, rather than the exception, over the next decade.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe challenge for automakers is to get the biggest efficiency benefits from the smallest cost increment,\u201d explains David Alexander, senior analyst with Navigant Research.<\/p>\n

The consultancy is forecasting that the number of vehicles equipped with Stop\/Start technology will grow from 8.8 million to 55.4 million worldwide by 2022.\u00a0 Based on industry estimates, that would account for more than half of all vehicles produced that year.<\/p>\n

Indeed, it might not even take that long to reach that milestone based on recent industry announcements.\u00a0 Ford, for example, plans to offer the technology on 70% of its U.S. model range by 2017, anticipating annual sales that year of around 1 million.<\/p>\n

“Simply put, Auto Start-Stop helps customers use less fuel, which is an important component of Ford’s Blueprint for Sustainability,” said Bob Fascetti, Ford’s global powertrain vice president.<\/p>\n

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Various makers use different names for the technology, also including micro-hybrids and idle-stop.\u00a0 But industry experts agree that whatever it\u2019s called, the system could be critical for manufacturers hoping to meet the tough new U.S. fuel economy standards going into effect in 2016, and then jumping to 54.5 mpg by 2025.<\/p>\n

The exact payoff from using the technology is a matter of debate, manufacturers quoting numbers ranging anywhere from 2% to 5%. In fact, motorists will likely see a big difference depending upon how and where they drive, as Stop\/Start is most effective when a vehicle is driven in urban settings where it is likely to be idled more frequently.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe whole auto industry is moving to start-stop to improve fuel economy,\u201d said Dave Sargent, vice president of J.D. Power and Associate\u2019s automotive research group, though he did note \u201cthere\u2019s some risk\u201d to using the technology.<\/p>\n

It adds to a vehicle\u2019s cost, for one thing, especially the more sophisticated versions that are likely to be the most transparent to a motorist.\u00a0 Manufacturers have been struggling to find ways to reduce costs, but that can create problems.\u00a0 BMW, for example, has been faulted for the Stop\/Start system on several models, such as the 3-Series, because of its roughness and the starter-like whine when the engine fires back up.<\/p>\n

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General Motors is another maker that expects to rapidly expand the use of the technology, introducing it on the 2014 update of its Chevrolet Malibu. The technology is a simpler and lower-cost version of what\u2019s already available on several GM hybrids, though \u201cThere\u2019s no sacrifice in drivability,\u201d contended Todd Pawlik, the chief engineer on the Malibu program.<\/p>\n

American motorists are just beginning to see Stop\/Start technology roll out, and on many models, such as the Porsche Panamera, they can hit a switch to shut it off.\u00a0 But as fuel costs rise and mileage standards increase, experts anticipate it will become nearly as commonplace as in Europe where fuel now runs as high as $9 a gallon and Stop\/Start is already found on 45% of the latest models.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You come to a stoplight and might notice the car just got a little quieter. What you may not notice til it\u2019s time to fill up again is that it\u2019s also a bit more fuel-efficient. Credit new Stop\/Start technology that can reduce fuel consumption by up to 5% – and which may soon be offered on most new vehicles, reports TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[151],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69245"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69245"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=69245"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=69245"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=69245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}