JCI expects 40% of vehicles sold in China to have stop-start systems by 2020
Up to 40 percent of the vehicles sold in China will be fitted with stop-start systems by 2020 to meet the country's increasingly strict fuel-economy standards, U.S. supplier Johnson Controls predicts.
"Our forecast is market penetration of stop-start technology will reach 40 percent by 2020 in China, up from 2 percent now," said Lisa Bahash, Johnson Controls' group vice president.
With an advanced stop-start system, drivers can save up to 8 percent each time they fill up their gas tank. When the vehicle halts for a stop sign or traffic signal, the engine shuts down. When the driver steps on the accelerator, the vehicle's batteries restart the engine.
Johnson Controls began introducing stop-start systems to China seven years ago. Its main customers in China for the technology are Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
Chinese regulations will require passenger vehicles to average 5 liters per 100 km in 2020, down from 6.9 liters in 2015. The standard will push more automakers to install stop-start technology in mass-market vehicles.
Johnson Controls currently has plants in Changxing in east China's Zhejiang province and Chongqing in southwest China. The two plants can produce 14 million batteries a year. The company plans to build a third plant in China.
With an advanced stop-start system, drivers can save up to 8 percent each time they fill up their gas tank. When the vehicle halts for a stop sign or traffic signal, the engine shuts down. When the driver steps on the accelerator, the vehicle's batteries restart the engine.
Johnson Controls began introducing stop-start systems to China seven years ago. Its main customers in China for the technology are Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
Chinese regulations will require passenger vehicles to average 5 liters per 100 km in 2020, down from 6.9 liters in 2015. The standard will push more automakers to install stop-start technology in mass-market vehicles.
Johnson Controls currently has plants in Changxing in east China's Zhejiang province and Chongqing in southwest China. The two plants can produce 14 million batteries a year. The company plans to build a third plant in China.
