keydiver said:
Did your ICE car automatically shut down after a short time? :roll: I mean, other than when it ran out of gas. :lol: Seriously though, I think your's is a silly request. I doubt that any manufacturer is going to make a car that shuts itself off automatically, as it could open up all kinds of liability issues, like what if a speed sensor malfunctions and it shuts off in heavy traffic on the freeway. Or what if you are stuck in a snowbank, asleep with the heat on, waiting for someone to find and rescue you?
At least an EV won't poison you with carbon monoxide if you forget to shut it off in the garage.
FWIW, we've had this argument on Priuschat before and certain people (mainly a now banned troll) kept making all sorts of arguments about using various sensors (e.g. driver's seat) and heuristics which only increases points of failure that could cause unwanted/unexpected shutdown as well as possibly encouraging bad behavior by the driver. (e.g. "oh, it's going to shutdown (but I really don't know all the rules/algorithm) so I'm going to just leave it on...")
But...that said, GM DID issue a recall to limit Volt "idle time": http://www.autoblog.com/2015/03/12/chevy-volt-recall-trax-buick-encore-stop-sale/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.