'Stop-start' technology cuts fuel consumption

Following the announcement by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond of the creation of a 'Clean Air Fund' to improve air quality in London, including such measures as a 'no-idling zone', components producer Bosch believes that the use of Start/Stop technology for vehicles in London could reduce CO2 emissions by over 500,000 tonnes a year.

"Start/Stop is an exemplary fuel saving technology that further reduces CO2 emissions," Peter Fouquet, the president of Bosch in the UK said. "It can reduce a vehicle's CO2 emissions by 8% in average city driving, and up to 15% in dense city traffic. In addition, the technology also reduces noise pollution."

The system works by automatically switching off a vehicle's engine when it comes to a stop, for example at traffic lights. When the clutch is depressed, or the foot is taken off the brake pedal for an automatic transmission, the engine restarts seamlessly in a fraction of a second.

The impact of a high proliferation of Start/Stop in London would be dramatic. The latest figures from Transport for London indicate that cars and vans in London emit around 5 million tonnes of CO2 per year.

Bosch has predicted that half of all new vehicles sold in Europe will have Start/Stop by 2013.

S & B Commercials Plc and Mercedes-Benz are committed to the pursuit of low emission vehicles with an on-going objective of improving the environmental performance. The new intelligent systems will help reduce both fuel consumption and emissions, making it good news for you and the environment.

Van

Our Van range (Euro 5 Vito and Sprinter) offers a BlueEFFICIENCY package of fuel saving technologies.
The package can combine features from the list detailed in the table below:

Truck

Our Truck range (Atego and Axor R) offers a Motor Stop Start (MSS) system as standard which will switch the engine off if the vehicle is stationary for three seconds and all of the following conditions are met:
• The engine speed is below 660 rpm (if a power take off is engaged the engine revs will be higher and MSS will not engage)
• The gearbox is in neutral
• The clutch pedal is not depressed
• The coolant temperature is between 60˚C and 96˚C
• The outside temperature is above 0˚C

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