Huge Upswing Predicted in Global Start–Stop Technology Market in Future
Due to the soaring number of strict vehicular emission laws in several countries, the demand for start–stop technology and systems is predicted to skyrocket over the next few years. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in North America has introduced strict emission norms for light trucks and cars in 2016. As per the EPA, the emissions from a passenger car are not permitted to exceed 225.0 grams per mile (g/mi).
The other major factor boosting the adoption of start–stop systems is the rising need for fuel-efficient vehicles across the globe. The maximum permissible combined fuel economy for trucks and cars in North America was recorded to be 35.5 miles per gallon (mpg) in 2016, and this number is targeted to rise to 54.5 mpg by 2025. Similarly, owing to the government regulations in Europe, the average level of emissions from new cars decreased by 160 grams per kilometer (g/km) from 2006 to 2012.
Fuelled by the above-mentioned factors, the global start–stop technology market is predicted to progress at a rapid rate over the next few years. The start–stop technology basically allows for the automatic shutting down and restarting of the internal combustion engine (ICE) of the vehicle, in order to reduce the time period that the engine spends idling. In addition to this, this technology also helps in cutting down the emissions from vehicles and their fuel consumption. The different devices used for the purpose are belt-driven alternator starters (BAS), enhanced starters, integrated starter generators (ISG), and direct starters.
The major trend presently being observed in the start–stop technology market is itself the rising adoption of this technology to reduce the expulsion of harmful substances into the atmosphere from automobiles. The technology is much more efficient than others in reducing the emission of toxic gases, such as sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide, from automobiles. Furthermore, the burgeoning demand for vehicles with higher fuel efficiency and lower emission levels and the surging number of government initiatives for reducing vehicular emissions are predicted to further propel the integration of start–stop systems.
Europe registered the highest utilization of such systems in the past, with the U.K. observing the highest adoption of the start–stop technology over the last few years in the region. In the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, China, owing to the rising automobile production and sales, is witnessing a huge demand for start–stop technology and systems. In North America, the U.S is currently observing wide-scale adoption of these systems, and the nation is also expected to record rapid growth in their usage in the coming years.
Thus, it is certain that due to the rising awareness amongst people about the pollution caused by vehicular emissions and surging number of government measures and regulations in several countries, aimed at reducing automotive emissions, the demand for start–stop technology and systems will increase massively over the next few years.
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