Stop-start restart: General Motors' mild hybrids set to return in 2011

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by cwerdna, Aug 5, 2010.

  1. cwerdna

    cwerdna Senior Member

    Joined:
    Sep 4, 2005
    12,544
    2,123
    1
    Location:
    SF Bay Area, CA
    Vehicle:
    2006 Prius
    Thanks to Report: General Motors bringing back mild hybrids next year — Autoblog, Stop-start restart: General Motors' mild hybrids set to return in 2011.

    Let's hope these mild hybrids deliver a larger fuel economy improvement w/a minimal price premium and dealers try harder to sell them (w/o attitude and dumb markups).
     
    #1 cwerdna, Aug 5, 2010
  2. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

    Joined:
    Nov 25, 2005
    28,339
    16,028
    0
    Location:
    Huntsville AL
    Vehicle:
    2018 Tesla Model 3
    Model:
    Prime Plus
    Lutz is coming out of retirement next year?

    Bob Wilson
     
    #2 bwilson4web, Aug 5, 2010
  3. MJFrog

    MJFrog Active Member

    Joined:
    Jul 21, 2009
    780
    267
    0
    Location:
    NE Oklahoma
    Vehicle:
    2018 Nissan LEAF
    Model:
    N/A
    Didn't China recently announce that all new cars would soon be required to be (at least) mild hybrids? If GM wants to prosper in the Chinese market they need to make hybrids, and if they're doing it there, why not put it in US vehicles too?
     
    #3 MJFrog, Aug 5, 2010
  4. TonyPSchaefer

    TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    May 11, 2004
    14,816
    2,499
    66
    Location:
    Far-North Chicagoland
    Vehicle:
    2017 Prius Prime
    Model:
    Prime Advanced
    No doubt there's a tie-in between the Asian market and this announcement. However, any move towards no idling is a good move. Oh sure, they will never get Prius-level mileage but the reduction of idling alone, on a massive scale, is a big thing. Plus, all those "I'd never buy a hybrid" crowd could simply buy a "it doesn't idle" car.
    Then they roll it into their fleet vehicles, mass transit and commercial delivery vehicles.
     
    #4 TonyPSchaefer, Aug 5, 2010
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)