Honda Improves Stop-Start in Insight and Jazz Hybrids to Boost MPG
Photo: Flickr , CC Squeezing More From Every Drop in Stop-and-Go Traffic Honda is updating the stop-start system (aka anti-idling) in its Insight hybrid to allow the car’s gasoline engine to stay turned off for longer periods, allowing it to be more fuel efficient in certain situations (especially good in really bad stop-and-go traffic, but won’t affect highway driving). So far, the Insight’s stop-start only allow the engine to be turned off for 30 consecutive seconds. This has been changed to 90 seconds…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Honda Improves Stop-Start in Insight and Jazz Hybrids to Boost MPG
Photo: Flickr , CC Squeezing More From Every Drop in Stop-and-Go Traffic Honda is updating the stop-start system (aka anti-idling) in its Insight hybrid to allow the car’s gasoline engine to stay turned off for longer periods, allowing it to be more fuel efficient in certain situations (especially good in really bad stop-and-go traffic, but won’t affect highway driving). So far, the Insight’s stop-start only allow the engine to be turned off for 30 consecutive seconds. This has been changed to 90 seconds…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Honda Improves Stop-Start in Insight and Jazz Hybrids to Boost MPG
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