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Well, if the mild Insight

Donal — Sun, 22 May 2011 23:23:18 +0000

In reply to Agreed. And of course to the

Well, if the mild Insight takes sales away from the Prius, etc., it will already be happening. But some folk buy cell phones and some buy Blackberries and some buy Droids and iPhones. I think those that can afford them will buy full hybrid cars and SUVs while those who can't will have to consider milds and micro-hybrids.

Agreed. And of course to the

kgb999 — Sun, 22 May 2011 23:02:22 +0000

In reply to I suspect adoption of

Agreed. And of course to the extent that traditional gas motors continued to be used, it it certainly a good thing.

I just wonder if the need hasn't moved on to where adopting widely and calling it a "solution" at this stage is kind of ten years or so behind the curve. I'd hate to see this take the place of the more robust hybrids which seem to be a transition technology that moves more in the direction of commercializing systems needed for full electrics.

I suspect adoption of

Donal — Sun, 22 May 2011 22:32:20 +0000

In reply to That's pretty cool. Had never

I suspect adoption of Start-Stop was slowed down by cheap gas in the 90s, but I doubt gas will get so cheap that they can afford to ignore it any more.

That's pretty cool. Had never

kgb999 — Sun, 22 May 2011 21:28:10 +0000

In reply to Will Micro-Hybrids Catch On?

That's pretty cool. Had never heard of the start-stop systems before.

I dunno though, one way of reading this is that they are planning on basically making the same ICE cars with a +5% fuel gain some fifteen/twenty years into the future. Sort of seems like the system has the effect of allowing them drag their feet on scaling-up needed tech to industrial levels required so lower prices can drive wider adoption of alternative vehicle power sources.

I'm thinking one of THESE things is looking pretty groovy. Needs to be beefed up a bit, but still ... bad ass.