Start-Stop Technology Coming to More Ford F-150s in 2017

GreenTransitNews | January 21, 2016

Ford has announced that it will deploy Auto Start-Stop technology across the entire lineup of EcoBoost®-equipped F-150 pickups in 2017.

The 2016 F-150 with 2.7-liter EcoBoost engine already comes standard with Auto Start-Stop. That offering continues for 2017, with the addition of the technology as standard equipment for all3.5-liter EcoBoost engines including the all-new high-output version for F-150 Raptor.

At the rate EcoBoost is growing, fuel-saving Auto Start-Stop could represent more than 60 percent of the truck lineup – giving F-150 the highest number of Ford nameplates offering standard Auto Start-Stop technology.

Here how it works: Specially tuned for truck customers, Auto Start-Stop shuts off the engine when the vehicle is at a stop – except when towing or in four-wheel-drive mode – to give drivers power on demand. When the brake is released, the engine restarts quickly.

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