How start/stop became the default in new cars Automatic start/stop was never about driver joy, it was about squeezing a few percentage points of fuel savings out of conventional engines to satisfy ...

Automakers produce vehicles with standard driver-assistance and safety features that can sometimes feel unnecessary. The auto start-stop feature does benefit a specific type of driver in certain ...

Stop start systems have been fitted to vehicles for years - in fact the first version to reach production appeared in the Volkswagen Golf Ecomatic in 1994 - and the technology itself has been refined ...

Earlier this month, the EPA ended the “off‑cycle” emissions credit for automatic engine start‑stop systems, thereby removing the OEM incentive to install them on mass-market vehicles. As a result, ...

Get in almost any new non-EV these days, and chances are it has engine stop-start, a fuel-saving feature that turns off the engine when the vehicle is stopped for any length of time at a stoplight or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's no question whether auto start-stop technology brings about tangible fuel economy benefits. A study by the Society of ...

The small three-cylinder engine in my 2026 Buick Envista Avenir has me concerned. I’m worried that the start-stop feature may be too much for the engine.

Stellantis Expands 10 Year Connect One Benefits with Remote Engine Start/Stop, Reduces Monthly Cost for Wi-Fi Plus Subscription for 2027 Model Year ...

WASHINTON, D.C. - Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) introduced H.R. 6200, the Eliminating Start-Stop Engine Nuisance Technologies that Impair Automobile Life (ESSENTIAL) Act, which would end ...