Ty
Elio Addict
How hard/expensive would it be to put a start/stop system in the Elio? I'm talking about the kind that shuts off fuel delivery when you are braking below 5mph or so prior to coming to a stop. You sit at the light with the engine off and the car in first (for the stick, of course). The starter would have to be a little more beefy but not much. When you lift your foot off the brake, the automatic cars would start their motors, the manual transmission version would wait till you hit the gas and at that point, the starter would spin the flywheel, thus the engine, thus the transmission. It would stay engaged just long enough to start the car. The hypermiler guys shut down as they coast to stops already though that's not quite safe as they are driving cars that weigh enough to need more brake boost than the little Elio will require. Hmm.. What do you guys think about a system similar to what I tried to describe? (I know we could probably just use the key and shut it down on our own easy enough...)