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Mazda i-Stop wins another award, 2009 Japan Eco-Products

Mazda has just garnered another award for its new i-stop system that debuted this year on the Axela (3) and Bianti MPV. This is Mazda's take on an automatic start/stop system to eliminate idling but with a novel new twist. Rather than just use a more robust starter and battery to crank up the engine every time you pull away from a stop, it takes advantage of the direct injection. The engine is stopped in a specific position each time (one of the pistons just below top dead center on the power stroke) and fuel is sprayed in directly and ... Read more →

Diesel back in the picture at Chrysler, start-stop in Q4 2010 Sam Abuelsamid

Based on the presentation by Paolo Ferrero at the Chrysler business plan meeting in Auburn Hills today, it sure sounds like diesel is back in the picture at Chrysler. Prior to the Daimler-Chrysler ...

Audi introduces its first start-stop system with automatic transmission Sam Abuelsamid

Automatic start-stop systems have become increasingly common in Europe in the last few years, but until now they have pretty much only been available on cars with manual transmissions. Audi is ...

Idling vs. shutting the engine down: how many seconds make a difference? Sebastian Blanco

It's easy to calculate that a car with the engine running but not moving is getting zero mpg. New technologies allow some cars to take control of the on/off switch from the driver when stopped. ...

Which cars in Europe have Stop & Start technology? These do Xavier Navarro

Stop & Start technology, also known as mild hybrization, is a relatively simple technology that can easily reduce fuel consumption in vehicles. Regular readers already know how it works. ...

Mitsubishi lauches new green label in Europe: Cleartec 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

I guess that at this point we've pretty much lost track of how many "green labels" automakers have slapped on their cleanest European vehicles (see Econetic, eco2, et al.). These labels are created to highlight the least-polluting member of a car line, usually based on the most basic engine ...

Fiat 500's start&stop technology will be greener than expected 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

When Fiat announced in December that it would start using Bosch's Start&Stop technology in the new 500, they said the micro hybrid system would reduce fuel consumption between five and eight percent. Now that it is actually here and used in the popular 1.2 Lounge version of the Fiat 500, ...

Citroen announces new line of premium DS cars, which might include hybrid 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

What, a new Citroën DS? For those who don't know, more than 50 years ago Citroën sparked a revolution with the DS (pronounced like "deésse" in French, which means goddess) and its hydraulic suspension, transmission and braking. When Citroën announced a revival of the DS, some ...

Fiat installing Bosch Stop/Start system in the 500 for 5-8% fuel reduction 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's time to add Fiat to the list of manufacturers - such as BMW, MINI and Kia - that will use Bosch Start/Stop technology. Fiat will start using this technology in the Fiat 500, initially with the 1.2-liter gasoline engine that is mated to the automanual Dualogic gearbox. This system includes a ...

Paris 2008: Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4_e 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Land Rover vehicles are not renowned for their fuel efficiency, at least not in a good way. Now that the English SUV builder is owned by India's Tata it has to make do without input from Ford and will have to meet future CO2 emissions limits without averaging with its former parent. As a step ...

PSA goes further in downsizing engines 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We already mentioned PSA's plans to downsize engines in an effort to improve fuel efficiency. The French company will showcase the progress its making during PREDIT (National Program for Terrestrial Transport Innovation), which is taking place this week in Paris. PSA will show a prototype ...

Video: BMW talks about Efficient Dynamics at Geneva Motor Show 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

BMW has put up a video that does a decent job of explaining the technology that comprises their EfficientDynamics branding. The first model to get EfficientDynamics is the newly revised 120 model, which gets a start-stop system and some rudimentary regenerative braking capability. The host talks ...

Smart, Daihatsu will be low-CO2 leaders 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The new Smart ForTwo diesel will not be the only internal combustion engined car in Europe to emit less than 100g/km of CO2 for long. The next generation of the Daihatsu Cuore will have an Eco model that is expected to be the lowest emitting gas-powered car on the market, at 99g/km. The new Cuore ...

BMW will use the Bosch start-stop system on updated 1-series 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Starting this month Robert Bosch GmbH will begin supplying a new start-stop system to BMW for installation on the updated 1-series. BMW will be selling a variety of efficiency enhancing technologies under the brand EfficientDynamics, that will be standard on the 1-series and include the start-stop ...


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