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Originally Posted by Xist
I have heard of towns that banned drive-throughs. Is start-stop inevitable? How much pollution would it really reduce?
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It's worth recalling that start stop only kicks in after the engine is up to temperature (I think on Porsches it's ~140F oil temperature), so you wouldn't actually reduce pollution that much since start stop would only reduce idle emissions when the engine is running relatively clean.
The problem with start stop on American cars is that people here tend to be undereducated and will turn off the start stop because it's annoying. Kind of the same way people who drive stick will rev the nuts off their engine for no reason for "response" or perceived efficiency ("my engine is most efficient at 4000rpm! It's designed for it!).