For more than a decade, automatic engine start/stop systems were sold as painless climate tech, a clever way to trim fuel use by cutting the engine at every red light. Now the feature is rapidly ...

There is a kind of frustration that every modern driver understands without needing it explained. It happens in the middle of ...

Volvo Trucks has introduced a new generation of its I-Roll technology. The upgrades adds new engine stop/start functionality. Volvo said the technology is a world first in the heavy-duty truck ...

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 ...

View post: The McLaren 788HS Is A 777-HP Final Send-Off For The Brand’s V8 Supercar Honda and Acura have been receiving auto start-stop failure reports since June 2022, which began with 2016- 2019 MY ...

There's no question whether auto start-stop technology brings about tangible fuel economy benefits. A study by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) found that drivers could potentially see a 7-26 ...

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, ...

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 ...

What just happened? The Environmental Protection Agency is stripping automakers of a key compliance tool: emissions credits for automatic start-stop systems, the software-driven technology that shuts ...

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 ...

Engine auto stop-start—let’s call it ESS—has become an exasperating example of how a small compromise can combust into a cultural grievance. It’s a feature designed to save a little fuel and reduce ...