


2013 Ford Fusion family [Source: Ford]



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By waynet2 on 4/3/2012 11:33:33 PM , Rating: 2
This "Start/Stop" idea is *VERY* old news. During the ""Gas Crisis" of the late 1970's, a company was marketing this sort of device to retro-fit onto your existing car. It wasn't brake-release activated though, but rather a double-tap of the accelerator. If you came to a stop, for 3-4 seconds, the engine would stop. Tap the accelerator twice and the engine would start again. It didn't go over very well during that time due to wear and tear on the starter, cars weren't as easily started (took more revolutions before the engine would catch), and it actually produced excess emissions due to longer startup times.

