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4/4     New Citroen w/ instant on/off engine:
        http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/03/citron_introduc.html
        \_ Is that anything like Intel's viiv instant on?  :-)
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www.greencarcongress.com/2006/03/citron_introduc.html
announced the UK launch of a new C2 Stop & Start model, and is offering a cashback incentive of -L-1,696 (US$2,963) to buyers of all Citroen Stop & Start models (C2 and C3) sufficient to cover one year's London Congestion Charge. The Stop & Start technology, first introduced on the C3 in 2004, switches the engine off when the car is at standstill, offering up to a 15% reduction in fuel consumption in heavy traffic, according to Citroen. emissions by about 10% compared to the rest of the C2 gasoline line-up. The Stop & Start system turns the engine off as the vehicle comes to a halt and then restarts the engine in just 400 milliseconds the moment the driver takes his or her foot from the brake pedal, allowing the car to accelerate away as normal. The system uses a reversible starter/alternator that acts as a standard alternator one minute--driven by the engine to charge the battery--but, when required, then acts as a starter motor, driven by the battery to re-start the engine. The system can be easily deactivated via a button on the dash. C2 The C2 This C2 is equipped with a new generation SensoDrive automated gearbox, with paddleshift gearchange and automatic function, and a 90hp (67kW) 14i 16V gasoline engine. Citroen unveiled the C2 Stop & Start at the 2005 Frankfurt auto show. Starting price in the UK is -L-10,690 (US$18,674), not including the cashback incentive. Citroen C2, Now With Stop & Start Technology from Treehugger French car maker Citroen will introduce in the UK a new model of its C2 car. It will feature "stop/start" technology that allows it to shut off the gasoline engine when the car stops, and to restart it pretty much instantaneously (400 milliseconds) wh... Mike | Mar 30, 2006 3:17:30 PM That's quite an incentive. I'm surprised Citroen felt it had to be so generous - hybrids are not as well known in Europe as in the US but given the high price of gasoline here, I would have expected a readier market for the technology. Perhaps Citroen is just using it a loss leader to gain overall market share.