Turning car off at stoplights

[Lew Zealand]

Our Tucson Hybrid does this but then also keeps the engine off when people inevitably creep forward, because the electric motor can handle all that. The gas engine cars will turn the engine back on and keep it on for The Creep. The hybrid's electric motor will even handle cruising at 40mph on a flat road and turn off the gas engine for fuel economy, at least 'till the battery runs out but we live in dense suburbs so there' zero risk of that.

Getting 35MPG in town vs 14 with the old Odyssey is a nice upgrade, especially with $5 gas.