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Mazda Adding Start/Stop Technology to All Their Cars by 2015: EPA Opposes

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:48:49 +0000

Idling your car at a stoplight is always damaging your plans of saving fuel and the air quality. I know someone who lives close to a stoplight and he says the air is much more polluted there than in other areas.

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StARS: Start-Stop Hybrid System Reducing Fuel Consumption Up to 25%

Florin — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:45:16 +0000

In the battle to have the most efficient engines, one of the biggest allies is the European Union and the laws they make to force the car companies to lower the harmful emissions. By 2012 they set a maximum of 130 g/km carbon-dioxide (CO2) emission.

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New Versions of Kia Cee'd To Be Equipped With Start/Stop Systems

Mike Sandru — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:05:49 +0000

The Kia Cee'd ISG model will be equipped with the Start/Stop system produced by Bosch, starting from next year. By introducing the Start/Stop technology, the normal consumption of fuel decreases and, implicitly, the vehicle's carbon dioxide emissions level is reduced by up to 5%.

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