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Author: DerekDerek Date: Sep 20, 2008 04:56
On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:42:54 +0100, "nightjar"
here>.me.uk> wrote:
>> "The AA said: 'For less than a minute it is not fuel efficient to
>> switch off because you will use more fuel starting up than you will
>> save. It only becomes fuel efficient to switch off if you are going to
>> be stopped for a minute or more.'"..
>
>West Sussex County Council claim the break-even point for modern, computer
>controlled cars is 20 seconds.
>
I wouldn't trust the opinion of West Sussex County Council on a bucket
full of dead ashes.
Derek
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