Some vehicles come with an auto start-stop feature that shuts off the engine when drivers brake. Is this feature worth ...

We’ve heard about BMW’s non-hybrid start-stop engine used in the European 1 and 3 Series, but Mazda is developing a more efficient version. Mazda’s independently developed system, dubbed Smart Idle ...

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 off the ...

Recently, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the end of federal credits for automakers that install start/stop systems, part of a broader overhaul of greenhouse gas ...

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, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Trump administration is eliminating credits for automakers that include automatic start-stop engine systems, a feature ...

The NHTSA has opened an investigation into certain Honda Pilot models regarding engine issues, reports Automotive News. The issue concerns the operation of the auto start-stop system, in which the ...

What does the ultracapacitor do better than anything else? Provide short-term high power for many, many cycles. There are not many applications better suited for that capability than engine cranking ...

Start-stop technology shuts the engine off at traffic lights and restarts it the instant you lift the brake. It saves 3 to 10 ...

WASHINTON, D.C. - Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) introduced H.R. 6200, the Eliminating Start-Stop Engine Nuisance Technologies that Impair Automobile Life (ESSENTIAL) Act, which would end ...

The Trump administration is eliminating credits for automakers that include automatic start-stop engine systems, a feature originally intended to reduce emissions but one that has frustrated many ...