The externalized consequences of drivetrains failing faster (or being abandoned because they give the perception they might) easily offsets whatever gains are achieved with this nanny tech.
Auto start/stop is a great example of weirdly aggressive nerds failing to explore nuance, which is found everywhere.
In the early days it also killed starter motors as they weren't rated for that duty cycle.
I feel these kinds tech are more symbolic than functional and exist to simply check off boxes to obtain environmental ratings. I would even guess the environmental ratings are also short sighted and exist as symbolic gestures of environmentalism. Basically, environmentalism performance theater.
Having stood next to many cars starting after an idle stop, the start is barely louder than the idle. The area under the curve is far smaller for idle start/stop than it is for leaving the vehicle running.
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Idle stop == cam death rattle.
The externalized consequences of drivetrains failing faster (or being abandoned because they give the perception they might) easily offsets whatever gains are achieved with this nanny tech.
Auto start/stop is a great example of weirdly aggressive nerds failing to explore nuance, which is found everywhere.
In the early days it also killed starter motors as they weren't rated for that duty cycle.
I feel these kinds tech are more symbolic than functional and exist to simply check off boxes to obtain environmental ratings. I would even guess the environmental ratings are also short sighted and exist as symbolic gestures of environmentalism. Basically, environmentalism performance theater.
That's a matter of opinion, which may not be shared by anyone living near places that have seen decreases in noise and air pollution due to idle stop.
Starting a motor is much noisier than idling a motor.
It's "idle start/stop". not "idle stop". At some point the light will turn green.
Having stood next to many cars starting after an idle stop, the start is barely louder than the idle. The area under the curve is far smaller for idle start/stop than it is for leaving the vehicle running.