Automatic engine stop‑start was sold as a painless way to cut emissions and fuel bills, a tiny software trick that would shut the engine off at red lights and fire it back up when the driver lifted ...

The leader of the Environmental Protection Agency proposed rolling back the automatic start-stop feature in cars. The start-stop technology was implemented in more cars following federal regulations ...

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 ...

A slew of Honda and Acura models are under federal investigation due to reports of drivers’ automatic stop-start functions failing to restart after turning off. Affected owners have noted their ...

Autonomous engine stop-start systems, designed to save fuel by turning off a car’s engine when at a standstill, are increasing in popularity, especially in Europe, where fuel prices are often double ...

In a bid to eke out every last bit of efficiency possible from its internal combustion engines, General Motors is outfitting a swath of new models with automatic stop-start. In fact, half of Chevrolet ...

Dear Car Talk: We have just purchased a new 2017 Jeep Cherokee. We love it. But it has one irritating “feature” that is quite annoying: The engine cuts off at every stop — presumably to save fuel — ...