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Old 12-16-2016, 07:15 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Grant-53 View Post
I can see gas engines with start/ stop but not so much with a diesel.
Apart from a few Volvo hybrid buses that were tested in my hometown, I still haven't seen any other Diesel fitted with start-stop. My main concern would be about the effects to the particulate filter due to an increased amount of colder starts due to the engine not producing enough heat to promote the regen cycle in-between some shorter runs.
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