Comments on: Chrysler Plans Start-Stop System for Future Vehicles

By: N. Hawkins

N. Hawkins — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:21:16 +0000

Isnt restarting your car after shutting it off at a light just allowing the catylitic converter just enough time to cool to a point where emissions would possibly be higher than leaving the engine running?

I really doubt shutting off/turning on an engine has much effect at all on "greenhouse gas" emissions.

Just try not breathing at a stoplight, or breathe every other breath. That will cut CO2 emissions drastically, and no one has to buy anything for their cars!

N. Hawkins, Dover, Ohio

By: qqRockyBeans

qqRockyBeans — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:51:19 +0000

It needs to give you the option to turn the auto-stop off so that it can pass Georgia’s emissions test–their test is even tougher than California’s!!

By: kea

kea — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:08:59 +0000

I remember in Frankfurt about 20 years ago being at a traffic light that had an additional light that told you when to turn your engine on and off for long light cycles.
I’ll begin to believe American’s are taking global warming seriously when they turn their engines (and AC) off when (a) waiting to pick their kids up at school (b) shopping (c) chatting to neighbours on the street.

By: hondaDriver

hondaDriver — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:47:25 +0000

I’m not sure how Chrysler works out. But system in Honda Insight(already removed from line up) does not turn off the engine if AC is on. So I would imagine the guys in Chrysler would do the same thing.

By: don

don — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:35:03 +0000

Auto Start/Stop is a great addition feature to add to a full hybrid but on its own it is more likely going to cause more problems than it is worth. I live in a hot/humid area and if the AC stops which it will then I want to be able to disable it.

By: Jeep Driver

Jeep Driver — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:59:03 +0000

I don’t want to buy a new vehicle. Provide this for older cars too.

By: Old Man Crowder

Old Man Crowder — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:29:53 +0000

GM, Ford, Honda and Toyota already have this incorporated into their hybrid (or so-called hybrid) vehicles. This is not innovation for Chrysler -- they're just playing catch-up.

And why give the option of turning the system off? It should be a standard feature on all vehicles, and without the manual override.

By: Dom

Dom — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:25:38 +0000

Who actually manually turns off their engine at a stop light or drive through?? I’d say probably no one. It’s too inconvenient. But if the car does it for you, I doubt anyone will complain. So yes, add this cheap simple feature to most standard cars, and we raise the fuel economy bar across the board. Maybe not by much, but every little bit helps.

By: PWL

PWL — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:36:11 +0000

Now I must say that I am really super impressed. A button, or an automatic on/off control. Now that’s really innovative and for a few extra hundred dollars we all can do what turning our keys at a stop light allow us to do already. This should really save us a lot of petrol and help “green” the planet.