For more than a decade, automatic engine start/stop systems were sold as painless climate tech, a clever way to trim fuel use ...

A decade ago, a car getting an automatic start/stop system was news, but these days, they've been almost entirely forgotten outside of a small group of weirdos who can't let it go. Unfortunately for ...

Automatic start-stop technology started appearing on cars a few years back, and people have mixed feelings about it. While it certainly saves some amount of fuel, there's no easy way to know just how ...

We had a caller on the Car Pro radio show who described a problem he was having with his car…his engine was not cutting off when he stopped. I thought it was a blessing, but he seemed concerned. I ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to roll back federal incentives for automatic start-stop technology in new vehicles. EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced the move Monday on social ...

I recently purchased a 2020 Subaru Forester. So far, I love this car! One of its many features is the automatic start and stop system, which shuts off the engine when you stop at a light and restarts ...

Start-stop technology, the controversial system that shuts down a vehicle’s engine at idle and restarts it when the driver releases the brake, may soon disappear. New law removes penalties for ...

We’ve heard about BMW’s non-hybrid start-stop engine used in the European 1 and 3 Series, but Mazda is developing a more efficient version. Mazda’s independently developed system, dubbed Smart Idle ...

I don't hate stop-start technology as much as some of you. I do a lot of my driving in New York City. In an urban environment with a lot of long red lights, stop-start isn't so bad. It's nice to sit ...

In energy-conscious times, shutting off your fuel-sucking engine when its services are not required seems as obvious as turning off the lights when leaving a room. Soon, North American cars will ...