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Pocket-sized Jump Starters Promise To Revive Your Ride

May 1, 2014 Zachary Coffey 2 Comments battery, charge, charger, jump, JUMPR, junopower, Minijumpstarter.com, start, starter, USB

We’ve all felt that sinking feeling when we turn the ignition and get no response. No lights. No sounds. No

Fuel Economy

Start-stop Technology for ALL the New Volvos

August 28, 2011 Jo Borrás 4 Comments 2012, 2013, all, automobiles, C30, CAFE, China, Chinese, Conventional Cars, Emissions, Fuel economy, gas, mileage, models, mpg, new, new technology, prices, s60, s70, start, stop, stop-start, Sweden, Swedish, tech, Volvo

Although the company initially built its reputation for quality on innovative safety technology, Swedish automaker Volvo has recently been “pushing

Diesel

ECO Start/Stop Tech Reaches Mercedes' S Class

April 20, 2011 Jo Borrás 3 Comments 40mpg, benz, blue, BlueEFFICIENCY, BlueTec, clean, Diesel, eco, economy, efficiency, fuel, Green, high, hybrid, mb, Mercedes, mileage, mpg, New Technology, S350, S400, start, stop, stop-start, urea

When Mercedes’ new S350 Bluetec diesel flagship was introduced earlier this year, it debuted without the company’s ECO start/stop technology.

Auto industry Electric Vehicles

Update: Nissan Promises to Fix All 5,300 Leaf EVs

April 19, 2011 Jo Borrás 0 Comments Batteries, battery, electric car, electric cars, EV, EVs, issues, LEAF, Nissan, plug-in, problem, problems, start, starting, stop

Earlier this month, we reported that some early-production Nissan Leaf electric cars were experiencing re-starting issues that company spokesmen believed

Auto industry Fuel Economy

New Mercedes A Class set to Shock Shanghai (video)

April 8, 2011 Jo Borrás 0 Comments a, a200, auto, blue, BlueEFFICIENCY, c200, cdi, China, clean, Diesel, diesotto, direct, efficiency, gas, injection, Mercedes, shanghai, show, start, start-stop, stop, Turbo

The styling of Mercedes’ previous A class effort was – generously speaking – forgettable. If this new A Class BlueEFFICIENCY

Conventional Cars

Could Ford "Start" Replace The Ka Micro-Car?

October 20, 2010 Christopher DeMorro 3 Comments car, Ecoboost, Fiesta, Ford, global, ka, market, replacement, start

The battle of the micro-cars is heating up, and perhaps the most important battleground is the country we call him.

Car hacks / Mods Hybrid / EVs It's Not Stock

New Ashwoods Motor Makes Any Van a Stop-start Hybrid

September 16, 2010 Jo Borrás 2 Comments ashwoods, conversion, Diesel, eco, EV, fleet, Green, hybrid, mild, plug-in, start, stop, truck, UK, upgrade, van

UK-based Ashwoods Automotive has introduced a new bolt-on electric drive system that converts ICE-only commercial vans into stop-start hybrids, cutting

Auto industry Engines Fuel Economy

Delta Gets MultiAir, 40 MPG, and Stop-Start Tech

August 18, 2010 Jo Borrás 6 Comments 2011, 40, chrysler, delta, engine, lancia, mpg, multiair, new, start, stop, Turbo

Lancia started delivering the first examples of its MultiAir-powered Delta model to European clients last month, which is good news