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Ford To Add Start/Stop Tech To Vehicles

Think of how much gasoline you waste just idling at a stop light or sitting on the largest parking lot on Earth, I-95. Technology that automatically turns off a vehicle's engine and restarts it when the accelerator is depressed is one way to save gas when idling.

Ford will have that feature called Start/Stop technology in a wide range of its vehicles. Ford says it will improve mileage by 10%. Twenty percent of the automaker's product mix will have Start/Stop by 2014, reports The Detroit Bureau, quoting J Mays, global design director.

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