New Bosch system stops the engine when the vehicle is
traveling at speed, helping cut fuel consumption by 10 percent
* Noise-free, zero-emission coasting phases 30 percent of
the time
* Function can be combined with any type of combustion
engine
* Economical system cuts CO2 emissions in real traffic
conditions
* Dr. Rolf Bulander: “Start-stop coasting will become an
everyday feature in cars - just like air conditioning.”
With its new start-stop coasting function, Bosch enables
drivers of vehicles with combustion engines to travel in zero-emission,
noise-free, and low-resistance mode over large parts of their journey. This
innovative technology stops the engine when the vehicle is in motion, so that
it does not consume any fuel. Whenever the vehicle can maintain its speed
simply by rolling – for instance on a gentle incline – the engine is stopped.
As soon as the driver touches the gas or brake pedal, the engine starts up
again.