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Is there an environmental or financial reason for having stop/start on a car?
Is there a good environmental and/or financial reason for having stop/start on a car, either petrol or diesel powered?
Asked on 19 April 2017 by David Hamilton
Answered by
Honest John
Yes. The car exhaust does not pollute the atmosphere while is it standing still going nowhere.
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stop-start
pollution
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