Editing Start-stop system (section)

===Ford===

Late in 2010, Ford announced that its start-stop system, already used in its hybrids as well as several mainstream models in Europe, would be introduced in North America with the 2012 models, initially with 4-cylinder engines and later proliferating into V6s and V8s. Eventually, the system became available in all Ford vehicles.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--start post navigation--> Previous post Next post |url=https://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/12/ford-offers-auto-start-stop-across-model-range/ |title=Ford Offers Auto Start-Stop Across Model Range &#124; Autopia |publisher=Wired.com |date= 2010-12-29|access-date=2011-03-13}}</ref>

In 2013, it announced that start-stop technology would be brought into the second generation [[Ford Fusion (Americas)|Ford Fusion]] models, and it built start-stop systems into the [[Ford F150]] 2015 model for the first time as a standard feature rather than an option.<ref name=Content2015>{{cite news|last1=Content|first1=Thomas|title=Johnson Controls start-stop battery to boost Ford F-150 pickup's MPG|url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/288160941.html|access-date=14 January 2015|work=Milwaukee, Wisconsin Journal-Sentinel|date=January 12, 2015}}</ref> Formerly, only the 2.7-liter turbocharged V-6 version came with stop-start, which requires a more robust (and expensive) absorbent-glass-mat (AGM) battery that can better handle the constant cycling and the heavier draw from vehicle accessories with the engine off.<ref>[http://blog.caranddriver.com/ford-to-make-auto-stop-start-standard-on-all-ecoboost-f-150-pickups-for-2017/ "Ford to Make Auto Stop-Start Standard on All EcoBoost F-150 Pickups for 2017"], ''Car&Driver Blog'', January 22, 2016</ref>