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Bosch Passes 1M Mark for Start-Stop Systems

Green Car Congress

While only 5% of all new vehicles in Europe were equipped with this system in 2008, Bosch predicts that this share will increase to 50% by 2012. For this system, Bosch supplies a special starter, whose electric starter motor as well as low-noise, enhanced meshing mechanics provide safe, fast, and quiet engine starts.

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Bosch reaches one million Start-Stop systems on the road

Green Cars News

On the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), start-stop systems reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 5 per cent, whilst the saving is as much as 8 per cent on the NEDC urban cycle. Stefan Asenkerschbaumer, president of the Bosch Starter Motors and Generators division.