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Peugeot-Citroen Has 'Stop and Start' Car
Forbes ^

Posted on 09/07/2004 10:57:19 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Peugeot-Citroen Has 'Stop and Start' Car 09.07.2004, 01:42 PM

PSA Peugeot Citroen SA will introduce an environmentally friendly car that shuts down its engine when the vehicle is stopped at a traffic light or in a traffic jam, the French car maker said Tuesday.

The car can cut fuel costs by up to 15 percent in urban driving with heavy congestion, Peugeot Citroen Chief Executive Jean-Martin Folz said. Carbon dioxide and particle emissions are reduced proportionately.

The "Stop & Start" system uses technology developed by French car parts company Valeo SA.

The car engine automatically goes into "sleep" mode when stopped and immediately wakes up when the brake pedal is released. A heavy-duty battery and sophisticated power management technology are required because the system requires more power than a normal car.

The system will first be offered in France on the Citroen C3, a small car for city driving, starting in October or November, Folz said.

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TOPICS: Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: autos; cars; citroen; environment; peugeot
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To: So Cal Rocket

41 posted on 09/07/2004 11:23:25 AM PDT by decimon
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To: embedded_rebel
I heard it likes to retreat before going forward.

Its transmission has 5 speeds in reverse and neutral. It has no forward gear.

42 posted on 09/07/2004 11:23:32 AM PDT by elbucko (A Feral Republican)
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To: Sub-Driver

Is this a revision of Peugeot's older models, which were known for their "stop and stop" feature?


43 posted on 09/07/2004 11:24:41 AM PDT by tdadams (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms... sounds like an invitation to my cousin's wedding.)
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To: So Cal Rocket

Cadillac was first with this innovation in the early 80s.


44 posted on 09/07/2004 11:28:45 AM PDT by tdadams (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms... sounds like an invitation to my cousin's wedding.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Honda's Civic Hybrid does this already.

Plus.

The French Copy No One, and No One Copy the French.


45 posted on 09/07/2004 11:30:39 AM PDT by steveyp
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To: tdadams

Renault had a sports car called the Caravel in the 1960s that was so flimsy it couldn't be jacked from any corner without a steel spacer bar inserted in a notch in the door sill.


46 posted on 09/07/2004 11:31:29 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: steveyp

Couldn't stand to read the whole article, but the Honda starts/stops on the electric.

I stole the "French copies" quote from car talk.


47 posted on 09/07/2004 11:33:03 AM PDT by steveyp
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To: steveyp

Couldn't stand to read the whole article, but the Honda starts/stops on the electric.

I stole the "French copies" quote from car talk.


48 posted on 09/07/2004 11:33:13 AM PDT by steveyp
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To: Fiddlstix

"Next engineering feat from the french.....

A new rifle that will automatically "go into surrender mode"."



Yeah! What he said!


49 posted on 09/07/2004 11:41:18 AM PDT by petro45acp ("Government might not be too bad...................if it weren't for all the polititians!")
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To: Sub-Driver
The Citroen 2CV, one of the world's silliest cars:


50 posted on 09/07/2004 11:44:45 AM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

I've also always looked askance at the Volkswagon Karmen Ghia, which ingeniously used one solid piece of stamped steel rather than body panels, so that the slightest fender bender could easily total the car.


51 posted on 09/07/2004 11:48:44 AM PDT by tdadams (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms... sounds like an invitation to my cousin's wedding.)
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To: tdadams

Those were the days.


52 posted on 09/07/2004 11:56:16 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Sub-Driver

Slightly better results than the "Start-And-Don't-Stop" car.

53 posted on 09/07/2004 11:59:41 AM PDT by Dr.Deth
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To: Sub-Driver
another engineering feat by the French....

A car that surrenders to red lights?

54 posted on 09/07/2004 12:02:28 PM PDT by Dr.Deth
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To: Frank_Discussion
They've created a car that will now wear out FASTER

Hard to believe that the French have created an even bigger piece of junk than what they have now. And Renault is no great shakes, either.

55 posted on 09/07/2004 12:14:03 PM PDT by wbill
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To: Sub-Driver

We call them golf carts here.


56 posted on 09/07/2004 12:14:13 PM PDT by SoDak
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To: Sub-Driver

Hmm, shuts off the engine all the time. Assuming it would even restart, how are they making an A/C work? What turns the compressor? What happens when you sit in traffic for 2 hours, moving 10 feet, stop, move 10 feet... and the bettery gets low or the starter gets smoking hot?


57 posted on 09/07/2004 12:15:12 PM PDT by Clay Moore
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To: Sub-Driver

Will it come equipped with a white flag or will that cost extra?

58 posted on 09/07/2004 12:18:56 PM PDT by conservonator (Blank by popular demand)
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To: Sub-Driver
"shuts down its engine when the vehicle is stopped at a traffic light or in a traffic jam"

This technology was obviously stolen. The 1976 Gremlin I owned did the exact same thing.

59 posted on 09/07/2004 12:19:03 PM PDT by Uncle Fud
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To: Sub-Driver
The "Stop & Start" system uses technology developed by French car parts company Valeo SA.
Like the technology Toyota has been using on production automobiles for the last six years?

...another engineering feat by the French....
Rather underwhelming, isn't it?
Sort of like the world's first (and only) rocket-powered submarine. What was it called? Arianne?

60 posted on 09/07/2004 12:19:49 PM PDT by Publius6961 (I don't do diplomacy either)
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