Is Autostop....useless??
#21
Re: Is Autostop....useless??
Originally Posted by Tim
Stand your ground!
#22
Re: Is Autostop....useless??
Originally Posted by CGameProgrammer
Do that, and it'll quickly become 0.5 car lengths, since someone will inevitably pull in front of you.
...well OK, that applies more to stop-and-go than simply waiting at a red light.
...well OK, that applies more to stop-and-go than simply waiting at a red light.
what i don't understand is why people creep in the first place. why not just pull up as far as possible to begin with?
#23
Re: Is Autostop....useless??
Originally Posted by kenny
Now if I am stopping for a red light I slow WAY down early so all those cars in front of me have plenty of time to bunch up before I get there.
If I'm approaching a read light, I just cruise up to it slowly, and let the line settle down, and most of the initial "inching" has been done. And I pull up very close to the car I'm behind, so that if they inch up a car length or so, I'm still close enough that the people behind me don't really care.
#24
Re: Is Autostop....useless??
I'm not a HCH driver (yet), but is it possible to not fully take your foot off the brake? Is there a compromise foot position that will allow Auto Stop to continue but let the car drift forward slightly? Seems to be possible with conventional vehicles.
#25
Re: Is Autostop....useless??
That's a strategy I use when going downhill. Doesn't work on level or uphill surfaces though.
Well, I drive a lot in Los Angeles and use auto stop extensively even there... the trick is to wait a split second to start moving after the car in front of you starts. Apply brisk acceleration and then stop quickly.. this will engage the auto-stop.
Idle *kills* your mpg.... I am guessing the next iteration of the HCH will be able to run on elec only under 10 mph. Think about it, it would save a lot of gas.
Well, I drive a lot in Los Angeles and use auto stop extensively even there... the trick is to wait a split second to start moving after the car in front of you starts. Apply brisk acceleration and then stop quickly.. this will engage the auto-stop.
Idle *kills* your mpg.... I am guessing the next iteration of the HCH will be able to run on elec only under 10 mph. Think about it, it would save a lot of gas.
Originally Posted by Kintak
I'm not a HCH driver (yet), but is it possible to not fully take your foot off the brake? Is there a compromise foot position that will allow Auto Stop to continue but let the car drift forward slightly? Seems to be possible with conventional vehicles.
#26
Re: Is Autostop....useless??
Originally Posted by blueskies
That's a strategy I use when going downhill. Doesn't work on level or uphill surfaces though.
Well, I drive a lot in Los Angeles and use auto stop extensively even there... the trick is to wait a split second to start moving after the car in front of you starts. Apply brisk acceleration and then stop quickly.. this will engage the auto-stop.
Idle *kills* your mpg.... I am guessing the next iteration of the HCH will be able to run on elec only under 10 mph. Think about it, it would save a lot of gas.
Well, I drive a lot in Los Angeles and use auto stop extensively even there... the trick is to wait a split second to start moving after the car in front of you starts. Apply brisk acceleration and then stop quickly.. this will engage the auto-stop.
Idle *kills* your mpg.... I am guessing the next iteration of the HCH will be able to run on elec only under 10 mph. Think about it, it would save a lot of gas.
#27
Re: Is Autostop....useless??
Hi All:
___I see a number of explanations but Kenny’s is the closest to the right answer for maximum FE in my experience as well. With that, if you have a down hill section, start crawling well before you get there. I mean crawling so as to keep gliding into the slack as those ahead keep bunching up while you are ICE-Off (FAS or AS). Keep watching for that yellow on the side and if you see it, judge the distance, your current and needed speed to still be moving as the car(s) in front are just clearing the intersection just as you pull onto the bumper of the car in front of you while still moving. On the downhill intersections, I usually FAS at least 3 + cars behind and slowly take up the slack in a very slow glide on the decline hoping to catch the light while still moving. If you have an uphill or flat stop light, sign, whatever, crawl into the stop and get right on the stopped automobiles bumper. Hopefully the slack will have been taken up by the time you arrive and you can sit in AS or FAS waiting for the light and cars to continue on their/your merry way. The very few times these techniques do not work, just inch forward with a quick Pulse and either FAS to a stop or glide slowly hoping to see that light change or traffic get moving again. You can use the same techniques in stop and go traffic jams as well. The Prius II and FEH are absolutely masters of that environment unless it’s really cold. The Honda and non-hybrid drivers have to resort to a bit more aggressive means of FAS’ing when and where applicable if necessary.
___Hopefully that will get some of you thinking about these scenario’s even more? Just another case study for us to examine, dissect, and solve.
___Good Luck w/ tomorrows commute
___Wayne R. Gerdes
___I see a number of explanations but Kenny’s is the closest to the right answer for maximum FE in my experience as well. With that, if you have a down hill section, start crawling well before you get there. I mean crawling so as to keep gliding into the slack as those ahead keep bunching up while you are ICE-Off (FAS or AS). Keep watching for that yellow on the side and if you see it, judge the distance, your current and needed speed to still be moving as the car(s) in front are just clearing the intersection just as you pull onto the bumper of the car in front of you while still moving. On the downhill intersections, I usually FAS at least 3 + cars behind and slowly take up the slack in a very slow glide on the decline hoping to catch the light while still moving. If you have an uphill or flat stop light, sign, whatever, crawl into the stop and get right on the stopped automobiles bumper. Hopefully the slack will have been taken up by the time you arrive and you can sit in AS or FAS waiting for the light and cars to continue on their/your merry way. The very few times these techniques do not work, just inch forward with a quick Pulse and either FAS to a stop or glide slowly hoping to see that light change or traffic get moving again. You can use the same techniques in stop and go traffic jams as well. The Prius II and FEH are absolutely masters of that environment unless it’s really cold. The Honda and non-hybrid drivers have to resort to a bit more aggressive means of FAS’ing when and where applicable if necessary.
___Hopefully that will get some of you thinking about these scenario’s even more? Just another case study for us to examine, dissect, and solve.
___Good Luck w/ tomorrows commute
___Wayne R. Gerdes
Last edited by xcel; 12-20-2005 at 12:20 AM.
#28
Re: Is Autostop....useless??
Originally Posted by blueskies
Idle *kills* your mpg.... I am guessing the next iteration of the HCH will be able to run on elec only under 10 mph. Think about it, it would save a lot of gas.
#29
Re: Is Autostop....useless??
Originally Posted by bluesesshomaru17
I thought the HCH II was capable of this feature? up to 35 mph? I may be wrong, but I could have swore I read that somewhere. I would assume a decent amount of charge would be necessary. Please correct me if I am wrong, I don't want to have my hopes up and be (slightly) disappointed.
#30
Re: Is Autostop....useless??
Originally Posted by Kintak
I'm not a HCH driver (yet), but is it possible to not fully take your foot off the brake? Is there a compromise foot position that will allow Auto Stop to continue but let the car drift forward slightly? Seems to be possible with conventional vehicles.
(Assuming the car already has a little momentum going and not working from a full stop......)
Accord = Yes
Civic = No
(But the Accord also lets you "creep" from a stop like that: take your foot off the brake and the car turns on. Put on the brake again and the autostop kicks back in. I found that INTENSELY irritating for the first week I drove the car (after spending time touching and gliding in a civic) but then you sort of don't notice it any more.)