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Originally Posted by JSH
I'm pro stop - start tech done right. That is with a 48V hybrid or conventional hybrid. With those types of systems the engine starts seamlessly when your foot comes off the brake and moves to the accelerator. I've also driven vehicles with 12V stop / start systems. They work but feel clunky and in my opinion gave stop / start a bad reputation. Plenty of people with 12V systems just turn them off.
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Doesn't Mazda put 48V super capacitors in it's cars nowadays that charge up quickly from the alternator when you slow down (which it converts from 48V down to 12V)? It seems like a system like that would work great for a start-stop system in a non-hybrid, plus the fact that the alternator doesn't start charging while you're driving until it has too.