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Old 09-17-2018, 08:42 PM   #40 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Vman455 View Post
One of the articles I came across the other day while researching these systems had an interesting statistic: 25% of the NEDC city test is spent idling (vehicle stopped), compared to 11% of the EPA city test. So, a stop-start system will have an outsized effect on a European rating, but still a significant impact on an EPA rating. I wonder how that compares to a typical driver and trip.
According to my GPS, over 13,000+ km, I've averaged 30km/h. My 'moving average' is 45km/h.

So I spend 33% of my time stopped.
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