On Tue, 24 Jul 2018 12:23:33 +0100
Tim Streater wrote:
In article , wrote:
If the alternator is capable of starting the car why don't they just remove
the starter motor and save the cost and weight?

Which is what our Auris hybrid does.

Something that occurs to me is that being AC alternators will need an inverter
to crank them whereas a starter motor is DC and just needs a circuit to the
battery. I wonder if inverter limitations are what prevents it being used all
the time on non hybrid cars?