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  • CaptDust@sh.itjust.workstoFuck Cars@lemmy.worldThe perfect job exists.
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    5 hours ago

    Yeah I’m not thinking so much stopping at lights and in traffic for this application, but something like if the parking brake is engaged and 15-30 seconds pass, then engine turns off. As the trucker in this thread noted, sometimes they’ll hop out expecting a quick stop and it balloons into 15 minutes of idle waiting on other people. Then there’s the drivers who will let the truck idle while getting loaded/unloaded just for climate controls… And thinking at scale saving even just a gallon, multiplied across a whole fleet, could be a big impact.

    Of course there’s more thought to put in for secondary systems, but just strikes me as something that should be considered.


















  • To be honest I don’t mind not having a spare as much as I expected when I bought my car. It is pretty convenient seeing a tire go flat and can just keep driving.

    Hoowwever the cost of run flats is like double conventional tires, their grip performance is mediocre, and ride quality is pretty trash. They are noisey too. Essentially paying more for a worse everyday driving experience just in case something happens.