Seventy Percent of Fords to Receive Stop-Start By 2017

TTAC Staff
by TTAC Staff

For those who are adverse to hybrids, EVs and the like, yet want to do their part to be green may be in luck: Ford plans to install their Auto Stop-Start fuel-economizing technology in 70 percent of their North American lineup by 2017.

The tech, already found in the 2014 Fiesta with its 45 mpg EcoBoost 1-liter I3, and the 2014 Fusion with its 1.5-liter variant, will allow drivers to add anywhere from 3.5 to 10 percent more fuel economy when faced with stop-and-go traffic.

Aside from helping the consumer save fuel, Ford’s expansion of Auto Stop-Start is due to costs; the tech is easy to implement, and barely makes a dent in the automaker’s bottom line. No word on when other vehicles, including the C-MAX and Expedition, will see their own version of the technology.

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  • Spike_in_Brisbane Spike_in_Brisbane on Dec 16, 2013

    Can I still park under a tree, idling to run the air conditioner while I wait for my wife?

    • Scoutdude Scoutdude on Dec 17, 2013

      That is one of the things I love about our Fusion Hybrid. Thanks to the electric AC compressor I can sit there running the AC for a fairly long time w/o the engine running. When the battery gets low enough it starts the engine up, recharges the battery to a point and shuts back off. I'd say it runs about 1 min for 4~6 min of off time depending on the temp and if I'm actually able to park in the shade or not.

  • Volt 230 Volt 230 on Dec 16, 2013

    No thanks, I'd rather save gas by not running the air whenever possible.

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    • Scoutdude Scoutdude on Dec 18, 2013

      @NMGOM Of course it will depend on the particular vehicle but it is much lower today, I'd guess in the 35 +/- MPH range for most modern cars. I can't find it right now but I read a test on a 00's (IIRC) Suburban and they found the break even point somewhere in the mid 40's. I'd say that is pretty much the worst case scenario. They have brick like aerodynamics so opening the windows make for a smaller change in aerodynamics than on a more aerodynamic vehicle and the huge volume and glass area mean that the compressor will be working harder than in a smaller car.

  • Crosley Crosley on Dec 16, 2013

    These things are going to be stalled out clogging up intersections, bank on it. They've tried this tech before and it was quickly scrapped. And hybrids work completely different. I guarantee you honest technicians will be telling people to turn it off once it gets outside the warranty. All the issues this is going to cause, for a 3.5% gain in city driving? That's around 1 mpg. But for the crowd that leases their cars, which is becoming most auto customers, I guess they could care less.

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    • Bikegoesbaa Bikegoesbaa on Dec 17, 2013

      "They’ve tried this tech before and it was quickly scrapped." Same goes for the 4-6-8. That doesn't mean that modern cylinder-deactivation doesn't work.

  • NMGOM NMGOM on Dec 17, 2013

    "Seventy Percent of Fords to Receive Stop-Start By 2017" Well, I guess that means that 70% of Ford drivers will disable Automatic Stop/Start (ASS), about 70% of the time. That will result in a 70% saving on fuel consumption waiting for a traffic light, and 770% greater cost of repairs on the engine/starter/battery system after seven years of operation.....(^_^)... ---------------

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