Turning car off at stoplights

[DinerDave]

Filliam H. Muffman wrote:

Are electric cars going to shut off their noisemaker feature at stoplights in solidarity?

Mine only makes noise when moving below 16 MPH, not at standstill.

Dave

[Wags]

My car does that when in eco mode. Eco mode gives me about 10% better gas mileage. Not sure how much the auto shutdown contributes.

[mrbigstuff]

I gotinto the habit of doing this during the recession, but since then I've rarely done it. On lights that I know to be very long I'll do it occasionally.

[lost in space]

Funny shutting off cars at stop light in Japan would be a thing now. When we lived there in the 90s it was common to see people sitting in their cars asleep with the AC on, especially at lunch time.

[Acer]

My Prius does this, sort of. It's more about demand than stopping. If I am running the heater or AC when first heading out before the cabin has come up or down to temp, the ICE will run during a stop.

[DavidS]

bazookaman wrote:
A lot of cars do that now automagically. Most people I know who have that "feature", hate it.

:agree:

[jdc]

DavidS wrote:
[quote=bazookaman]
A lot of cars do that now automagically. Most people I know who have that "feature", hate it.

:agree:
Have it on mine. No problems. Also shuts off in drive thru lines and pulling in to park. It does take a second to get used to. You drive just a bit different when coming to lights so you don’t actually come to a complete stop. It’s weird to drive a car without it now. Same with auto brake hold. My car has it, wife’s doesn’t. Have to watch myself when stopping at a light — in my car I take my foot off the brake… can’t do that in hers.

[DavidS]

jdc wrote:
[quote=DavidS]
[quote=bazookaman]
A lot of cars do that now automagically. Most people I know who have that "feature", hate it.

:agree:
Have it on mine. No problems. Also shuts off in drive thru lines and pulling in to park. It does take a second to get used to. You drive just a bit different when coming to lights so you don’t actually come to a complete stop. It’s weird to drive a car without it now. Same with auto brake hold. My car has it, wife’s doesn’t. Have to watch myself when stopping at a light — in my car I take my foot off the brake… can’t do that in hers.
My wife's last two cars have had it. The older started right up when it was time to go. The newer one (same model car, newer year with redesigned engine) takes a couple seconds, which is annoying. Also, in the older car, this was an option that you turned on. In the newer model, it is now automatically set to do this, and you have the option to turn it off.

[RAMd®d]

In some places it’s required by law.


Where, in what states?

[wurm]

RAMd®d wrote:
In some places it’s required by law.


Where, in what states?

I already knew about here in the Commonwealth of MA, but...

Nine states—Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Texas and Vermont—and Washington, D.C., limit idling to between three and five minutes for most vehicles.