The advent of engine stop-start features has likely been a net positive on the air we breathe, but there can be a certain disdain for the feature shared among enthusiasts and commuters alike; it can ...
The Scandinavian manufacturer premieres downhill shut-off to its 12.8-liter inline-six D13 engine; for now, available only in ...
Push-starting can be a viable way to crank a car with a manual transmission. However, it won't work for every vehicle, and ...
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin has announced that the agency will "fix" automatic engine stop/start technology, a feature that has become increasingly common ...
Honda and Acura drivers have submitted over 1,300 complaints of auto start-stop technology problems, triggering an NHTSA investigation. Honda and Acura have been receiving auto start-stop failure ...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is targeting climate technology that automatically turns off a car's engine when it is stopped at red lights to save fuel, a feature agency administrator Lee ...
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 ...
It isn't clear how the agency could compel companies to stop adding the feature. Get in almost any new non-EV these days, and chances are it has engine stop-start, a fuel-saving feature that turns off ...
Regulators in China propose nerfing new cars by limiting the 0-62 mph acceleration to 5 seconds every time owners start a new ...
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 ...
The head of the EPA says "everyone hates" Auto Start-Stop. He's vowed that the agency will "fix" it. How that will be executed is an unknown, but AST tech isn't really broken to begin with. If you've ...
Would you be willing to pay more for gas if your car could be a little less annoying? If you’ve ever noticed a gas-powered engine shutting off during a red light, that’s the start-stop feature. Its ...