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

I will never buy a vehicle with this feature, never. I read this recently.. The 2016-2017 ATS and CTS feature the Auto Engine Stop/Start (AutoStop) system (RPO KL9), which turns off the engine 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 ...

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 ...

Last month, I was asked to choose which of the features in a modern car annoy me the most. Because I could only pick one, I chose the infernal keyless entry system, a “convenience” whose main effect ...

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 ...

(AP) – The 2014 Chevrolet Malibu packs a surprise: It’s the first mainstream mid-size sedan sold in the United States with standard automatic engine stop-start that saves gasoline. The system turns ...

The stop-start function on modern cars works according to a variety of protocols. Fundamentally, if the car’s battery can cope with not having the engine running, then it will trigger the fuel-saving ...

The latest addition in Volvo’s striving for fuel savings is developed in-house at Volvo and is based on the company’s existing I-See and I-Roll technologies. The new stop/start engine feature is ...

When you turn your vehicle’s key or press the start button, what gets everything going is the starter. It’s an electric motor with the sole purpose of spinning the crankshaft to start the engine, but ...

My wife read an article that automatic stop start on a modern engine can damage the engine beause of inadequate engine lubrication. I told her that when the engine is warm and been running a while, ...