Start-stop technology, the controversial system that shuts down a vehicle’s engine at idle and restarts it when the driver ...

View post: Somebody Turned A Volkswagen Sedan Into a 10-Foot-Wide Fake BMW M3 Honda and Acura have been receiving auto start-stop failure reports since June 2022, which began with 2016- 2019 MY Honda ...

Automakers produce vehicles with standard driver-assistance and safety features that can sometimes feel unnecessary. The auto start-stop feature does benefit a specific type of driver in certain ...

The small three-cylinder engine in my 2026 Buick Envista Avenir has me concerned. I’m worried that the start-stop feature may ...

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 ...

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, ...

Divisive? Yes. Saves fuel? Yes. Universally hated? Hmmm... As part of the Environmental Protection Agency's sweeping reforms to limit its own abilities to regulate gas emissions, EPA head Lee Zeldin ...

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 ...

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 ...