Studies have shown that in urban traffic a car comes to a stop every 1.3 km on average – at traffic lights or in a traffic jam. In such situations fuel can be saved and emissions reduced.
smart mhd technology intelligently implements an idea that is both simple and brilliant – the automatic start/stop principle: When the vehicle approaches red traffic lights, for example, the micro hybrid drive shuts down the engine as soon as the car falls below a speed of 8 km/h and you press the brake pedal. The engine starts again in the fraction of a second as soon as you release the brake, and the journey can continue without interruption. Fuel savings are maximised by predictive engine shut-down as the car rolls to a stop at a speed of less than 8 km/h.
A brilliantly simple fuel-saving idea.
As this model only has a slight additional weight of approx. 10 kg compared with the standard smart fortwo, clear fuel savings can be made immediately. At the same time, the smart fortwo mhd is kind to the environment.
|
