• TheodorAlforno@feddit.org
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      2 days ago

      Don’t American cars have a start stop automation that stops the engine as soon as the car isn’t driving? Or are they also disabling it?

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        It exists in some cars, but it’s clunky and anyone with used car experience gets a jump scare every time it happens. It’s really only well implemented in hybrids.

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        The few times I’ve heard anyone discuss auto stop/start in Oklahoma, it was to complain about it or comment that they’ve disabled it. Meanwhile in my work vehicle, the stop/start has saved hundreds of hours of idling over the car’s lifetime, and it’s only about halfway to being retired.