The automatic start-stop feature was developed for the sole purpose of improving gas mileage while the vehicle is at rest. But as you’re well aware, the real-world fuel savings are minimal and this ...

Do you have an auto start-stop button? New cars are increasingly equipped with the feature, but one TikToker has had it. In a video complaint, Victoria Alese (@victoriaalese) says that the “Auto shut ...

An automatic start-stop system in vehicles is known by many names: Some call it a "stop-start," others "S&S," and others a "micro-hybrid technology." But whatever you call it, it's a common feature in ...

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 ...

Opinions on engine auto-stop-start technology are scattershot: some enjoy the technology and its attempt to increase fuel efficiency, some are indifferent, and the rest downright hate the feature and ...

The automatic start-stop system on modern automobiles comes with all the good intentions, but it can be annoying, as well. Research suggests that completely shutting off the car (even for brief spells ...

A woman is seriously considering trading in a car she just purchased in 2022 as one of its features has started to get really old, really fast, she says. It’s already got her considering trading the ...

For those who have ever stopped at an intersection only for their car to fall silent and then jolt back to life moments later, relief may be on the horizon. Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the ...

The system would use GPS, cameras and other sensor data to determine when it's OK to shut the engine off. Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally from the Pacific Northwest, but has long called Los ...

Today’s vehicles are designed to maximize fuel economy in numerous ways. One such feature is the automatic start/stop function that shuts off the engine when your car is idling and restarts it when ...

Automatic stop-start technology is equipped in roughly 70 percent of all General Motors vehicles that were sold in the United States in 2019. In its 2019 Sustainability Report, GM claimed that over 70 ...

Donald Trump-appointed Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin tweeted on Monday implying he will be making it his mission to roll back any progress that automakers had made on automatic start ...