Hybrid is an excellent stop-gap measure. Toyota seems to have nearly perfected the market and it is very reliable. The eCVT in the Prius is extremely reliable, because it is very simple.
That is insane. Nothing good ever goes unpunished.Start /stop is fine but Wisconsin will charge you an extra $75 hybrid fee if they figure out your vehicle has it. (I have two identical cars one is charged the fee the other isn’t, state really needs to be sued on this nonsense)
Start /stop is fine but Wisconsin will charge you an extra $75 hybrid fee if they figure out your vehicle has it. (I have two identical cars one is charged the fee the other isn’t, state really needs to be sued on this nonsense)
I’ve never seen the point in start stop since my manual cars were always engine off if I wasn’t accelerating , never had a starter fail on anything but my 1982 diesel.
I’ve always hated push button start, military has had them since the 70’s all total garbage for more than one reason.
Give me an old key and tumblr with no immobilizer any day over a push button start which can brick your car when coorsion damages the immobilizer or it’s related wiring.
So to the fact a truck had to have a starter replaced when it had... checks notes... 135,000 miles on it. Guess I'm wondering how this is any different than the non start stop trucks that have their starters replaced?
A $75 annual fee for a hybrid doesn't seem too hard to swallow...definitely saving more than that on gas taxes which is the point of implementing the fee...everyone has to pay for the roads somehow.
I think start/stop would be a lot less annoying if there were a ~15 second delay before the engine stops.
That way, it won't shut off when you pause for a couple seconds at a stop sign or parallel park etc.
Are some of them already like this?
After I left WM this morning I stopped at McDonald's to get me a $1 large iced tea. While waiting in one of the 2 drive thru lanes there was a GMC SUV in the lane next to me. This was the 1st vehicle I have ever seen/heard with that engine start/stop gizmo. I sure hope the starter has been built accordingly to withstand all of the starting it will be put through.
Always thought of “technology“ as applied science … This one I don’t get, FCA hid another battery in my 2020 JLU for this nuisance ?This is old tech, BMW has had it for almost 15 years. Does not seem to make a difference on starter life.
That is insane. Nothing good ever goes unpunished.
A number of states are looking into taxing by miles driven versus a fuel tax. That way EV owners would theoretically help pay for the roads they use.
The sticking point is the issue of interstate travel.
That delay would certainly help. This is what I found most annoying about driving start/stop equipped cars and trucks. Parking lots are a treat, multiple start/stop's before getting into a parking spot.I think start/stop would be a lot less annoying if there were a ~15 second delay before the engine stops.
That way, it won't shut off when you pause for a couple seconds at a stop sign or parallel park etc.
That's what makes it fun. I hardly ever use my headlamp washers but I'm sad that they're not available on certain models anymore.a LOT of UNNECESSARY JUNK on todays vehicles TRYING to JUSTIFY overpricing + 4ED tanks aka trucks are WORSE!!!
That's what makes it fun. I hardly ever use my headlamp washers but I'm sad that they're not available on certain models anymore.